tagging up..hypothetical..

[Dakota]

Originally posted by CecilOne
... will wait for a signal or verbal request in the future, even though I personally don't find it in the books.

Cecil,

Perhaps I am reading you in a more general sense than you intend, but I will only look for something apart from physical act of the live ball appeal only if the fielder's act is ambiguous as to whether an appeal was being made. The "request" can be the simple tag, but if there is doubt as to why the fielder is tagging the runner or touching the base, I'll wait for some other form of "request" to clarify the fielders intent.