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Originally Posted by Andy
I don't know that it is the Umpires that think this......I think it is the coaches that have determined that they have the right to "ask for help" on any call they don't like.....
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Actually, that's just half the problem. The other half are umpires who believe it's better to acquiesce to those coaches to "keep the peace" than to tell those coaches to pound sand. Amazes me when my partner will come to me and say, "I'm not going to change my call, but I'm just here to make the coach think I'm getting help." I want to tell him/her, "Go back to your position and stop wasting daylight."
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