View was Obstructed so I called "SAFE"

[bkbjones]

Oh this type of play, IMHO, you shouldn't point to your partner.

Again, IMHO, you call the runner safe...coach appeals ("How the !@#$ can you miss that" may not be a proper appeal)...go to your partner, get information, then make the proper call.

Now...on a pulled foot I will point.

Had a young man up here on a recent weekend. His momma told me she thinks he is the greatest umpire in the world, which is ok for a momma to love her son unconditionally, but she REALLY believed it.

Anyway...He was in "C" and had an obvious pulled foot at first. Of course had he moved inside even half a step, he might have had a little better angle. Offensive team, the tournament director and everyone else went berserk. So he hollers from his position to his partner:

"Hey, Blue, whattaya got?"

And, of course, we had a safe...and a butt chewin after the game.

He was supposed to do one more game that night, and 3 the next day. Fortunately he "felt sick" and has not been back since...

So...be sure and go to your partner in a proper way...and if you do need to confer, do it professionally away from everyone else.