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		| Originally posted by WestMichBlue What do you do?
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 For the pass couple of years, I have had a regular partner that I call with 50% of the time.  We knew each other enough to know that if I was making direct eye contact with him, I had more information to give him and he would call me in if needed, or vice versa.  I find that my other "non-regular" partners also usually get this hint fairly well when I am making direct eye contact from the field.
If not, I do not worry about it.  In the example you gave, I would wait for the coach to formally protest and then I would feel justified speaking with my partner about it whether the partner asked or not.  Most all umpiring manuals/written procedures that I have seen, state that if a protest is made the umpires should conference to discuss the specifics of the play to ensure all is proper.