Tag up Question

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

...But how many times have you made a decision on a player's reaction? How many umpires have told a coach about a catcher attempting to pull a pitch into the zone that "if she didn't think it was a strike, than why would I?" And I cannot count the number of times I've heard the old "there is no way I'm calling a pitch a strike when the catcher turns her glove over to catch the pitch!"

Not saying we should allow coach/player comments/actions dictate rulings, but in real life it is, at times, taken into consideration.

Ah, but those are things the umpire did NOT see, and is using the players for supplemental information (exception: using it as a teaching moment for the catcher). If the runner tagged up, she cannot "untag" just because either the runner or the coach (or both) is unsure.

I agree on the interference call. I think there is a rule about that.