Getting It Right - Your Thoughts?

[WindyCityBlue]

Papa C.,
That was well put, as expected. I didn't realize that you were responding to my posts again, but welcome.

I actually work Minor League baseball. I can only tell you what mechanic that is being taught to us here and at the major college level.

As I said, I work with multiple NCAA crews, depending on the conference. On one crew, we NEVER grant the appeal when my 3BU is in C or my 1BU is in B. I feel that I can make the call from that angle, but I've deferred to their experience. In that conference, we have a couple of coaches that go apesh*t when that call gets made from that angle.

For the majority of my games, I will go to the applicable official for the check swing appeal. However, I can't recall the last time that I asked for the appeal without a coach or layer prompt. It's not that I'm better or never get screened, it's just that if I do, I was taught that if you don't see a strike, you call ball. Then they appeal. I work hard to insure that this doesn't happen, but have never had a coach complain about the mechanic. they understand that they are entitled to the appeal in that situation and aware that I resepct them enough to grant it. Now, if it ever happens when my partners are in B or C...