Mechanics Question...
I was working a summer tournament game, I was PU. Runners on 1st and 2nd, BU in C position.
Wild pitch resulted in ball only going a few feet from catcher; R2 heading to third, catchers throw beats him by a mile (think Major League movie where runners slide is short of bag and fielder is waiting saying “come on, come on”)
R2 basically gave himself up but also kind of ran around the 3B who tagged him (I’m 90-95 ft away but was pretty obvious)
BU had a delayed call, then calls him safe. Coach is livid; asks him to get help from me, BU refuses. I said nothing.
(This is besides the point but BU told me after game he had a senior moment there and it was bothering him the entirety of the game)
I say this bc, and I know I say nothing unless asked for help by BU, but is there any scenario where I go and offer help without being asked? I guess I struggle with the ethics of knowing I am allowing a call to be incorrect...at the end of the day, if I mess up a call I WANT my partner to get it; I want calls to be right (obv mistakes happen, things get missed)
But was I right to not say anything and if so, is there a time when ethics trumps procedure?