"Selling" Safe Call on Missed Bag during DP

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by martynva

4th Inning of District Final. Visitors up 1-0. Home has R1, 1 out. (Playoffs so we are working 3-man, I am in C Modified). Batter hits perfect DP ball to F-4. Flips to F-6 who catches ball with right foot 12" short of 2B, strides over the base, lands on other foot about 18" past base and fires to 1B for what everyone thinks is inning ending DP. I see that he clearly never touched 2B, Stand Tall and signal SAFE Twice while Yelling "Safe, He's Safe". Runner ends up on 3B. ......

I assume that the players are driven to the games by their mommies, right? Because if you don't call this out in games where players shave and have girlfriends, you are going to have real problems!

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

I assume that the players are driven to the games by their mommies, right? Because if you don't call this out in games where players shave and have girlfriends, you are going to have real problems!

Ahhh, a neighborhood play supporter. Gotta love us old-school types.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

I assume that the players are driven to the games by their mommies, right? Because if you don't call this out in games where players shave and have girlfriends, you are going to have real problems!

Those days are long over at every level I work, including NCAA baseball.

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by Rich

Those days are long over at every level I work, including NCAA baseball.

Sorry Rich, I've been calling it my whole career (at every level, as you) and until I am told other wise, I will continue. I have never, never had an argument with a coach or a gig from an evaluator or assigner for calling the neighborhood play. Of course, I do not call as we did in the 70's (5 feet away), the fielder has to be able to have been close enough to have touched the bag if he were a masochist. Add to this any runner I have called out was already walking back to the bench, not giving it a 2nd thought.