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Originally Posted by Fritz
Different scenario but curious as to how you would handle this -
2 man crew, I'm PU, partner in B with R1. Pitch comes in high and outside, batter starts a swing and checks. I have a clear view and call "no he did not, Ball!"
DC tells catch to have me appeal to my partner. Catch asks for an appeal and I respond to him and the coach "coach, my partner is in the middle of the field and doesn't have a better angle than I do."
As we settle in for the next pitch, Coach demands I ask for an appeal, says it is his right. I respond "Coach, I already explained why there is no point in doing so, let's play ball."
Coach continues to mutter under his breath, nothing loud enough for me to understand, and we go on without incident.
Would you have gone ahead and asked for the appeal? This wasn't a case of me getting blocked, blinking or in some other way missing the attempt and needing help. Should I have just quickly asked my partner to get his safe call so we can keep the game moving?
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To start with, if you are doing OBR or NCAA, you
had better go for help when asked because it is in the rules. FED is wishy-washy but I teach that it is better to go and avoid the problems.
Now as far as your partner being in the middle of the field, you seem to have a very low opinion of the people that you officiate with. I don't care what position the BU is in, he should be able to make a call on a checked swing. If he cannot, he shouldn't be on the field.
Furthermore, I teach umpires to loose that "you better go with me or walk home" Bull$hit! The Rats aren't stupid, so if asked for an appeal, give what you have, not what your partner has. Beside, why not take another strike? Oh, that's right! You are upset because you said "Ball! No he didn't go!" then your partner rings up the batter. We can fix that too! Just say "Ball!" and leave it at that! If they want an appeal, they will ask and you did not put yourself out on a limb that you partner can cut off and make you loose your pride!