missed 1st base mechanic

[David B]

Originally Posted by mroyal

Nice mbyron, but no I'm not a troll. I prefer the FED site, but since it's having issues, I took more time to read some posts here and found this one.

The FED manual says NOT to make a NON-VERBAL statement. So why would you persist in MAKING a non-verbal signal by signaling "safe?" I'm trying to understand the logic of not making a signal (FED) by making a signal (you).

Maybe not a troll, but sounds like one. Or an umpire who might not understand the consequences of not making a call.

Close play at 1st, everyone is looking at the umpire, (you make the call out or safe). But wait, I'm not making a call, just standing there like a deer in the headlights.

Now, who has tipped the defense that there is a problem?

BR hits it in the gap and misses 1st on the way to 2B. You're not going to tell the defense he missed first. So why would an umpire want to tell them on the first situation.

R3 tags and comes home on sac fly, he misses the plate. PU signals ...

You make the call.

FED manual BTW is a waste of print, don't waste your time.

Thanks
David