[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by RPatrino

I had one like that this weekend. I'm in the C position, grounder to F6 and throw pulls F3 up and towards the foul line. I see no foot on the bag, and the F3 swipe tags BR. I DO NOT see a tag and I yell, " SAFE, no tag, no tag". I do not go to my partner because I clearly saw no tag.

Defensive coach asks for time and approach's me. He says, " I know you couldn't see my F3's foot from where you where, but I think your partner did, can you ask him if he held the bag?" ( I about dirtied my drawers, the coach was reasonable and made perfect sense!!") So, I called my partner over and we discussed it, and F3 did hold the bag, on the side opposite where I could see it. I banged the runner out.

Good job of going to your partner and getting the call right. When you saw there was no foot on the bag, and then no tag, the proper call should have been, "Safe, he's off the base" with a sweeping arm motion to the direction of the pulled foot (allegedly), followed by the "No tag" call.

Just being nit-picky.