When to ask for help?

[cowbyfan1]

Really you are going to have to figure out for yourself on that one.. If you are not sure if a player got a tag on a runner, check swing (obviously), pulled foot are times you could. On a catch/no catch if you cannot tell. Some blues will tell you never seek help. Others will tell you only in certain situations like above. Sometimes if you seek help, your P will just agree with you reguardless. Sometimes you can "check" even though you know your partner will not have anything different due to angle, just to appease a coach. For example your play back into 3rd. Your P more then likely saw the tag but he more than likely could not tell if the runner got back to the bag first or not. Oh and rule of thumb on pickoffs, unless you are 100% sure it is an out, it is safe. In your case I would have called it safe since you were not sure of the tag. If the defense appeals ask your P but ask him if he got an out, not a tag in that case because of what I stated above.