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Originally Posted by w_sohl
Working with a first year guy. He isn't lazy but looks it with his signals. Never looks confident. Anyway, runner gets in a pickle between 2nd and third.
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It's properly called a rundown.
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Going back into second he obviously leaves his path to avoid the tag, obvious to me anyway.
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What made it obvious to you?
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My partner on the bases calls him safe. I see the play as I am at third to help with the run down if it should end up at third so I have a pretty good look at it. Offended coach initially wants to talk to me about it. I told him to go talk to my partner, hoping he would come to me so I could give him info that I feel he needs to change his call. He doesn't come to me for help so I let him live/die with the call.
Should I have gone and helped on such a blatently incoorect call without him asking for my help. It was bad guys, real bad.
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No.
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Between innings coach asks me for my opinion. What he really wants to hear is me tell him my partner blew it. I just respond with, "I'm not saying he was right or wrong, but unless he comes to me for help I have nothing for him." So he asks, "If it is 100% wrong and I know he blew am I going to support him?" My response, "Absolutely, until he asks for my help, but I am never changing my partners call!"
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"Coach, it was his call, and he had the best look at it." End of conversation.
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This partner is so green, that there ws noone on base and we had a play at first and he actually turned to me and pointed to me to make a call from my trailing position after about 10 seconds had passed and everyone was yelling for a call. I just told him it was his call. He guessed correctly fortunately.
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I'm curious - what level was this game?