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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
...But how many times have you made a decision on a player's reaction? How many umpires have told a coach about a catcher attempting to pull a pitch into the zone that "if she didn't think it was a strike, than why would I?" And I cannot count the number of times I've heard the old "there is no way I'm calling a pitch a strike when the catcher turns her glove over to catch the pitch!"
Not saying we should allow coach/player comments/actions dictate rulings, but in real life it is, at times, taken into consideration.
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Ah, but those are things the umpire did NOT see, and is using the players for supplemental information (exception: using it as a teaching moment for the catcher). If the runner tagged up, she cannot "untag" just because either the runner or the coach (or both) is unsure.
I agree on the interference call. I think there is a rule about that.
