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I was BU last week in a legion game when a throw from SS to 1B was up the foul line, to the right field side of 1b. The RH 1b man had is right foot almost on the line as he made the scoop on a banger and I banged the runner. 1B coach hollers "he was off the bag", I say "no he wasn't and turn toward RCF (it was the 3rd out). Well, along comes the head coach to discuss the call, he wants me to get help from the plate ump, I say "no way, I saw the toe against the bag when the catch was made". He says "you are sure", and I say "100%". He says "well could at least ask him". I say "I don't have to, and besides, he can't possibly have a better view, since he is 90 feet away and the play was on the right field side of the bag". After a little more discussion about getting help he finally left.
This asking your partner for help stuff can get out of hand if you let it. I saw one of those NCAA rules videos recently where a PU followed the runner up the line, and BU called the runner SAFE on a swipe tag that was clearly OUT. The PU kept running up the line and went directly to the BU and began discussing, with the offensive coach coming right behind him. The way the PU ran up the BU I think if I were the BU I would have tossed him, had he been a coach, especially an assistant. Poorly done I thought. I think if I were PU I would have stopped, looked directly at the BU and, not said a word, and then start backing up toward the plate. The offensive coach was coming and the BU would have eventually asked me what I saw.
[Edited by DG on Jul 8th, 2005 at 08:39 PM]
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