Am I missing something?

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally posted by gsf23

So then are you saying that the catcher should wait for the appeal from one of the base umpires and loose the chance of putting the runner out instead of risking the throw and the appeal then being denied?

No, I did not even remotely insinuate that, please don't put words into my mouth. I responded directly to the scenario you offered.

Since most catcher's have less of a clue than the umpires when asking for help, taking direction from their coaches, if it is not ruled a swing, tough, it is just a DMC.

Besides, can someone please tell me how often a D3K which gets away from the catcher is going to contact the BR running in fair territory as the ball is coming most likely from the foul side of the 1B line? And when it does, isn't that an indication the defense most likely set up improperly to receive the throw at 1B?

I'm not saying it's impossible, but it isn't likely to be the majority of the time.

And, if anyone remembers, we were talking about a walk here, not the dream plays which seems to dominate the convesation.