Howards Run In Game 4

[Mr Umpire]

You are wrong as the plate ump you wait then when no play is made you give the safe signal--if you do not and the yanks appeal the play witch thay can until the next pitch what are they appealing if you gave no signal at all they do not know what to appeal--look it up in a umpire manule that is the mechanics.

I have read the manuals. You must have missed something when you read them. Go back and study again. You'll see it hopefully.

[Mr Umpire]

that is how umpires get in trouble not knowing what they are doing

Right. And if you follow Everett's example(provided he knew Howard missed the plate), then you are getting yourself in trouble.

Here is how it will go.

PU: Signals safe after R3 misses HP.

DC: Appeals miss of HP.

PU: Signals out.

OC: "Time. How can you signal safe if he missed the plate and now call him out?"

PU: "I signaled safe after he passed."

OC: "By signaling safe, you told my guy he touched. Had you not done anything, he would have touched it."

PU: "Well, I had to signal something b/c he passed it."

OC: "No b/c you just cost me an out b/c my guy thought he touched b/c you signaled him safe. You are a horrible umpire. You are not supposed to signal so we would know to correct it."

PU: "You're gone."

And, all of this could have been avoided by keeping your arms at your side and let the teams determine the play and not you.

[mstaylor]

I have to agree with MrUmpire. If there is a play and a tag attempt but he misses home then you signal nothing. If it is a force and he misses home then you signal safe. We have to assume that he felt he touched or he wouldn't have signaled anything.