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Originally posted by WhatWuzThatBlue
"Does that matter in this ONE instance? You bet. Each time "help" is solicted outside of the normal "help" plays, it furthers the practice, encourages coaches to demand help on other, "non help" plays, encourages umpires to make calls without working as hard to get the proper look, slows down the game and does not guarantee that the right call will be made. Call it what you want, slippery slope, the camels nose in the tent...dangerous precedent."
Garth - I'm not sure I've seen a "normal help play".
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Check Swing, Swipe Tag/pulled foot at first...etc. These are among what I mean when I use the term "normal help play." If there is another, more authoritative meaning, I am unware of it."
These are plays in which it is more normal, usual, if you will, to see partners helping out on a call. The play in question in this thread is not.
Thanks,