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Mr. Porter,
Who are the arrogant ones? Never in any of my replies did I resort to name-calling or pigeon-holing to make a point. Nor did I ever say that I'm "guessing" at a call. What I suggested to the youngsters, such as yourself evidently, is to read all the clues available to you rather than simply ask your partner for help. Whether you agree with how we "old timers" conduct ourselves is certainly your perogative, but to blindly dismiss our suggestions as "arrogance" serves no constructive purpose whatsoever.
Perhaps we should talk about the "home runs" that were really ground rule doubles, or foul balls hit over the fence . . . but were changed after discussion with our partner(s). In the scenario listed in this thread, all the BU was doing (it seemed) was to get confirmation from the PU for what he (the BU) probably saw, felt and thought anyhow. (i.e. F1 pulled his foot).
As Tim pointed out above, a lot of decision-making goes into our call . . . including the ramifications of timing if a call is reversed from "out" to "safe". None of us old-timers advocated making a call that we're not sure of. And certainly none of us (I don't think) are adverse to changing a call that was obviously in error. (Such as a ball being thrown into a dugout but we're thinking the fielder still has it.)
Peace,
Jerry
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