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Originally Posted by Don Mueller
How quick we are to throw our own under the bus!
Consider who wrote the OP.
Maybe there was a cloud of dust or the glove was behind the foot and BU was simply delaying his call until he saw the ball in the glove. I know I'M in no hurry to make the call in this situation and maybe BU wasn't either.
Offensive coach however sees the delay as indecisive and from his perspective the BU was tricked or manipulated.
But I will hold out the possibility that the first base coach 95' away had a better look and is looking at it totally impartially.
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I don't know the person who wrote the OP, but I give the person the benefit of the doubt as to truthfulness. He said R2's foot was on the base, and that he beat the throw. It really sounds like F6 called the play for the umpire.
Are you implying that coaches are incapable of the objective reporting of a given play? He didn't say anything about dust clouds or gloves behind feet, or any other unusual situation. He said that the runner beat the throw, and that the runners foot was on the base. Are saying that he's lying?
I see a problem in a fielder calling the play, and rolling the ball away before hearing anything from the umpire. That is the part I find the most disturbing here. I don't like base coaches signaling "safe" either, which tempts me to call "out" just because they felt the need to "help out." This is the same thing. No way does F6 get the call from me after showing me up by making the call for me and not waiting for my call before discarding the ball.