Pulled foot mechanic and timing

[Jerry]

Oh, my, my. Where to begin.

I agree with Steve that each official should be responsible for his own calls. That's the whole premise behind "mechanics".

I also agree with Rich that you need to be in the proper position to call the "expected" play. If however, the play goes to another base (which often happens on the small diamond), that doesn't exonerate the BU from making and living with the call.

In a 2-man system, there are very few instances where both umpires SHOULD be looking at the same play. A simple response to arguments or requests to "get some help" is, "That's my call . . . he's watching (the runner) (the batter)(the cute girl in the 3rd row). You can even make it look good by "consulting" with your partner . . . and then keeping your original call anyhow.

Jerry