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Just another perspective on this from a young umpire(that's umpire years) is I believe the coaches and players seeing a umpire that is new or that they are not familiar with sometimes see what they can get away with so I do believe I have to be stern and my decision on a truly judgement call where I have done everything possible to make the correct call and those case where the coach is just arguing the runner beat the throw or vise versa or other true judgement call. I've also have had those cases where you just cant possibly see everything that is happening and have had a coach come out and argue and simply tell the coach I didnt see it cant make a call usally works most coaches will understand in most 2 umpire games there will be situation that arises where everything wont be seen the worst thing to do which I've seen other umpires do is try to make up something to cover their butt and usally it backfire on them. I do though on question calls after the inning go talk to my partner and ask him what he thought I think this usally will gave me a guage if I did just blow a call or was it just one of those plays where 50% will be happy and 50% wont which is the way it normally is on a close judgement call.
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