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Yes, there is a right time to ask. Pulled foot is one of the easy ones if he's pulled into the infield so the PU can see it. I had one last year where my partner's position did not allow him to see a catcher drop the ball and immediatly pick it back up. So when he asked the catcher to show him the ball, the catcher showed it and he call the runner out. Right call from his angle, but I had seen the loose ball and so had the third base coach. He asked me, and I told him it was the PU's call. He then asked the PU to talk me. I told him what I saw and he reversed his call. We got the right call because he wasn't afraid to look bad by asking or having to reverse his call. Sometimes it is just plain wrong to ask, though, as mentioned in the previous post.

[johnnyg08]

he should've been unsure...his guy was 200' feet closer to the call than he was.

[socalblue1]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

he should've been unsure...his guy was 200' feet closer to the call than he was.

Yankee Stadium is very difficult for base umpires on balls down the foul line by the pole. The way the stadium is built the background can be very difficult for a BU down the line. PU often has a better view and does not lose the ball in flight.