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Originally Posted by Dave Hensley
Easy for whom - PU or BU? That's exactly the call that caused the one and only significant argument I had with a high school coach this year, and the ferocity of the argument was DIRECTLY attributable to the coach's endorsement of the myth that a BU in C "can't see that."
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It ain't a "myth" just because you and Fronhesier think it's not true. Take a poll of the umpires in your association. See how many agree with you: "Dave, I just love to judge half swings from B or C."
If you had an argument with a high school coach over a half-swing you called a ball, tha's your fault, not his. You don't have to put the field umpire on the spot. The "appeal" is optional.
I teach my FED umpires
always to ask for help if there's an umpire on the line. If there's not, I simply repeat my call.
Of course, professional coaches where I call don't muck with me, so that may not mean much.