Pulled Foot - A first

[JRutledge]

rmstone,

I cannot speak for you, but even when I am all over the play, I have had coaches say I got them wrong.

I had a play this year when I was the BU and there was a runner trying to steal second. The throw was up the baseline toward first base and the throw clearly beat the runner and the fielder made a tag on the shoulder on a feet first slide. The coach complained and made the claim that his runner was safe, because of where the tag was made on his runner. Now I was right there. I clearly saw the entire place and the play was not really close. He even asked for help from my partner. So on a play like that, should my partner come in and tell me what he saw? What if there was a dropped ball? What if the ball being dropped was on a transfer to make a throw, not while making the tag?

Of course I do not get all calls right, but when I am in position, it is not my partner's job to come and tell me when I made a decision. It is not the time to "get it right." It is not the time to get help if I have made a call. This is the premise of the opposition's argument. If that is what side you see, do it that way. I am not going to. It has worked fine for me all these years, I am not going to change because someone on the internet thinks it is a good idea.

Peace