Pulled foot ?

[Andy]

Originally posted by TERRY1
From my postion behind an 3b side of f6 I could not move in towards 1b with f6 moving to ball and r2 advancing to toward 3b. F3 makes big strech to thrown ball from f6 and did non't raise bag foot and gave no indication from my veiw point of having come off of 1b. R2 has cross hp by time of appeal. But at the time of the call has not crossed home plate. So if the out stood r2's score would not have counted. I just feel we put the defense at a disadvantage and wonder if we could have put r2 back on 3b and have any rule book inturpation to do so. I never go for help in this situtation except for possible pulled foot.

You had no reason to believe F3 pulled her foot, you called the out. Coach asks you to get help. Your reply shoud be: "Coach, I saw the whole play, in my judgement, her foot did not come off the bag, I'm not going to ask my partner, the call stands."

If you are not sure, kill the ball, ask for help before you make the call. You are not giving up the call, you are gathering a piece of missing information needed to make the call.

As to your specific situation, I would have placed R2 at third base as that is where she would likely have ended up if the BR was safe.

Mike - I'm having a hard time seeing where you disagree with Roger. It looks to me like you are both saying the same thing with different wording.