Appeal a turn toward second.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Did I say anything about coaching? I'm talking about what the signal means and what it communicates to the players. Let me make this simpler: how is the signal "safe" (meaning that is not an appeal) different from the signal "safe" (meaning the runner did not try for 2B)? The umpire manual does not cover all possible situations.

Tom, you mean you don't give a safe signal every time a runner touches a base and is not retired so the defense knows that they are not out?

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Tom, you mean you don't give a safe signal every time a runner touches a base and is not retired so the defense knows that they are not out?

Not Tom, but if there is an attempt at a put out, yes.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

Not Tom, but if there is an attempt at a put out, yes.

But that isn't what I asked. There is not an attempt to put out the runner EVERY time. For that matter, there are even times when there may be an attempt that a call still may not be necessary/apppropriate (i.e., the ball is missed or dropped and rolling on the ground away from the attempted play; an obviously late tag, etc.)