[Steve M]

"Appeal to experts. Ok. Why have not the great and experienced umpire minds in baseball or ASA implemented it?"

You're asking the wrong group of folks here. Ask the great minds.

"I can agree with that but the use of the safe signal is not something most fans can see and comprehend its meaning (I speculate that). Heck the fans may not even see it as it is done in super quick fashion. I wonder how many fans see the play and then immediately look at the ump to see if he made the safe call. For that matter, how many coaches look at the ump on this play?"

Don't know or care what the fans understand & think. As for the coaches, with the umpire in the right position, most will see the signal.

"I assert that on almost any contact between a runner and f6 where a safe signal is given that one of the coaches is going to come out and ask the ump something. I can even imagine if it is with only a runner on 2nd base, the coach asking U3 to get U1's input."

Coach, I was in the proper position and saw the play. What piece of information on this play did you see that I did not see?


"So for you college guys, what is your experience when using the safe signal? What percentage of the time has it stopped a discussion?"

When using this signal, I have not had a single coach come to discuss that specific play - I believe that they understand it is arguing judgement.