Pulled Foot Appeal

[Steve M]

"I do think if you are hanging on the line to help with that pulled foot that a lot of throws will beat you back to 3b and you will be making a tag call a long way from the play."

This is true, but it is a mater of priorities. Where are you most likely to run into a situation where you'll have to eject a coach? At least one of the sanctioning bodies who's banner I work under tells me the pulled foot at 1B is my priority and they accept my distance on the play at 3B.

"I know one of my weeknesses is that I truly belive on tag plays you need to get there. We all get caught on occasion away from a play. Don't you hate making that close call from too far away."

I'll take the angle - any & every time - first. If I can get closer, I will, but angle first. And when I sell the call, you will suddenly think I must have been a lot closer to that play than you initially thought - because I will move closer during the sell.