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The last two words of your post epitomize our feelings about you, as well.
When you grow up, maybe you'll see that those of us who have been at this a while, understand what is happening. At the professional level, owners expect more for the salaries they are paying. They demand perfection from their players and officials. The ownership drives the league.
Now, focus here...they don't care about the feelings and pride of the officials that are employed by the league. They simply want the proper call made, according to the rules. They don't really care about how long the game goes on either. They make even more money keeping the fans in the stadium. Think about it, the extra innings of the ALCS was a boom to the concessions and souvenier sellers in the stadiums. Fox made more money on the additional commercials. Now imagine what is coming..."G.E. bring this Instant Replay to life!" Don't believe me? Notice the big Motorola logos on the headsets or the athletic logos on every piece of apparel INCLUDING THE UMPIRES??? If they can make money on an aspect of the game, they will.
You are still hung up on whether a coach or player can ask us to check with our partners on a call. I can only say this. You didn't believe me when I said that the method of officiating and making umpires more accountable was changing. Well, its here. Soon, you'll see why 99% of us are telling you why they don't object to conferencing. Our job is to get the call right. You still don't get that.
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