missed tag play

[PeteBooth]

Originally posted by Blue19

R1, ground ball to 2nd baseman. He tags runner, I call him out, then an overthrow to 1st (ball still in play) and BR reaches 2nd. R1 claims he was never tagged, so wanting to get it right b/c in all honesty I didn’t clearly see it, I ask the PU what he saw and he says there was never a tag.

First thing you need to learn is Make your own calls. You are in "B" and the PU is some 75 - 80 ft. away. This is your call all the way.

If you start asking for help on this play what are you going to do the rest of the game. If there is a steal attempt, and you call runner out, but runner and coach think that the fielder missed the tag are you constantly going to ask for help from the PU?

Once you start asking for help on calls that belong to you get ready for a looong game. In addition you can't keep hanging your partner out to dry.

You need to MAKE the call, stick with it and learn from it.

BTW, your thread falls under the category of the "cardinal Sin" of umpiring.

Pete Booth