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Originally Posted by SAump
Must the base ump wait for PU to ask or may BU independently, ring up the B/R from A?
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He must absolutely wait to be asked. It's the same as any other call until you're asked, don't say a word. Having a BU make a call on a swing w/o being properly appealed to opens up a terrible bag of worms. Next thing you know the defense is asking your partner to make these calls without you knowing and then the PU loses control.
I have no problem appealing or even giving a call opposite of my partner when asked, but would never consider making the call w/o being asked.
Back to the O/P, the PU should come up quickly with the appeal. Even/especially with the ball being at the back stop.
But if the catcher comes back from the backstop and the defense hasn't already done something to loose their right to an appeal, they can still appeal, and potentially get that out.
P.S. FWIW I also don't believe in using an "I've got info" type signal. Good coaches can sniff theses out and it has the same effect of shoving a call up your partners a$$ when a coach comes out to argue and then saying, "We'll why don't you go ask you're partner I know he has something different because I saw him take off his cap..." or what ever your signal may be. Not a good situation to be in.