Dropped Third Strike - Check Swing

[MikeStrybel]

Why?

I worked a college DH yesterday and pregamed this scenario. In the third inning, I didn't get a good look at the half swing. I immediately went to my partner without prompting from the catcher or coach. When my partner said, "No swing.", the defensive coach loudly said, "Why ask him? That's your call. Stick with what you had." I just glared at him for a moment. At the half inning he walked a couple of new baseballs to me and apologized. I told him that I asked for help in order to make sure. I then told him that no one believes our intial calls or appeals any way and he laughed.

It would have been far worse if he had called the swing without me asking for help.