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Golly Gee,
Hooray for Carl.
The issue in helping when not asked is "what makes you correct?"
We have all worked games when we saw our partner make a call that look "obviously wrong" from our vantage point. What makes us correct? Why did we see it better than the calling official?
Fact is we DIDN'T . . . we are influenced by our training and understanding of the game, HOWEVER, we have no other information that makes our call 'more correct' than our partner.
ONLY give help when asked and BEFORE a call is made.
First choice, move you butt and get your own calls!
Second choice, take information from the players and make the call.
Third choice, go for help THEN make your call.
The only situation where one should ask for help AFTER a call is something along the lines of a ball leaving the field for a home run or foul ball and some one else on your crew might have a different perspective.
I just love the tendy ones that want to "always get the call right."
Tee
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