Wow! Memory is a wonderful thing!

[SamNVa]

Great call Tom,

I think the best lesson for the newer umpires to take away from this play is:

I decide to inspect the glove to both determine that it truly is illegal, and to buy time. I tell the coach to be quiet. As I am walking toward F5, the effect pops into my head.

I'll bet that if the coach had been blathering in your ear the whole way to 3rd, you would have never have gotten to the correct answer and most likely would have ruled in his favor.

One of the most important things to do when an unusual situation pops up is to give yourself some quiet time to allow the old neurons to find hte right answer.

SamC