Pulled foot mechanic and timing

[Rich]

Originally posted by GarthB
Both FED rules and LL rules give the home plate umpire the option of denying the request.

Since I have never worked LL, I am ignorant of their rules. That's why I asked. I was curious.

In FED, I was blinded by our association's long time policy of treating it like OBR. We never refuse a request to appeal a check swing. Just isn't any advantage in it.

I personally never refuse such a request either. I also teach new umpires to never refuse such a request. Not appealing a check swing is not something worth having to eject someone over. I've seen it happen in a high school game. It wasn't pretty.

Rich