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Originally Posted by JPRempe
But you do not make a call when there is no defensive play made at that base.
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Of course not. And if the runner misses a base you say nothing until properly appealed.
BUT - if you have a play at a base (including home) you must make a call. Right? Either safe or out. So if the runner beats the throw, or the tag is missed your call has to be safe. In fact, by rule the runner is assumed to have touched the base when they pass it,
until a proper appeal is made.
You may hesitate a just a bit to see if the players recognize the error and fix it themselves (runner tags base or fielder tags runner) before making the call. But anything more than that, your failure to make a call is sending a signal to the players that something is wrong. And that makes you wrong, because you are not supposed to react to a missed base until an appeal is made.
It is simple. Call the runner safe, and let the players figure it out.
WMB