Asking for help???

[bisonpitcher]

In hindsight, yes I agree that I shouldnt have even granted the appeal. And I understand what everyone is saying about positioning, but I also find it hard to believe that it seem no one here has ever got obscured on this type of play from C position. People are saying adjust to the throw and I completely understand that, however what was so weird about this play was the fact that the first baseman lunged at the last instant to his left which obscured my view. At the time of the call, I was on the edge of the mound dirt ( I had moved about 30-40 feet toward the 45 foot line from my C position, just about 2 steps from the grass cut.) Like I said, I have never had this issue before. And for the record, I did go to my partner and ask him if he had a foot on the bag, and while standing close to me (within conversational speaking distance), thats when he yelled that he couldnt see that. I definitely agree that I shouldnt have granted the appeal to the asst., and the only reason i didnt ask for help on the play before the call was that i could see no seperation; and then after the call nothing was said by the coaches or fans until i trotted back to A when the Asst. coach asked for the appeal.

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by bisonpitcher

At the time of the call, I was on the edge of the mound dirt ( I had moved about 30-40 feet toward the 45 foot line from my C position, just about 2 steps from the grass cut.)

With a throw coming from F6, you moved into a "straightline" position. Move somewhat perpenicular to the throw, not parallel. That will give you a view of any space between F3's foot and the bag.