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Originally posted by mcrowder
I disagree that it's "good form" to go discuss calls with your partner when a coach disagrees with a call - even if he asks nicely. It is "good form" to go discuss a call with your partner ON YOUR OWN if you feel you don't have all the information. But to do so at the behest of a coach only leads to problems.
The one exception to this would be if the coach says something that makes me realize I could possibly have not seen everything I needed to see.
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I pretty much believe that the folks here would only go if a coach asks you to go for a specific reason.
I do not believe in going to your partner for help on your own because you have doubts. You make the call on what you saw, your brain analyzes that info and tells your arms and mouth the manner in which they are to react(of course, you are praying the entire time your brain doesn't freeze up like some of my old computers). If it's a banger and you were not blocked out, a shrug and "I'm not sure" just isn't going to cut it. If you are blocked out, you give up the call and hope your partner was in a position to see the play. Of course, the idea is to not allow yourself to get blocked out, but softball players do some goofy things sometimes.
You have to remember that it is possible there are other runners and plays going on at the same time and your partner isn't always going to be there to back you up.
If the umpire has a hard time being decisive, s/he needs to find something else to do.