[bkbjones]

I have heard tags too.

Seen arms stop, jerseys ruffled. I believe a former deputy director of umpires for ASA has enlightened us more than once about how we can all look for clues about things like tags, diving catches, whether or not runners touched bases on their way around ("I did not see him miss the base"), etc.

Especially when working one-umpire mechanics, no matter how hard and smart you work, there are going to be plays you don't "see."

My point to the young umpire was this: You did the right thing when you called the runner out. Then I asked, "did the coach ask you if you saw the fielder make the tag?" Her answer was no.

Now we are on to a different subject. I don't wanna totally hijack the thread, but want to make a point: Don't give any more information than what is needed to answer the question.