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I (and the umpires that work for me) will only go to partner if A) the coach says something that makes us think, "Huh... maybe I did miss that", B) I am sure partner did not have other duties and was probably looking at the same play I was.
Being straightlined IS one of those times unless I could clearly see the foot and the bag.
If I'm 100% (whether due to seeing it myself or seeing the double-secret-super-signal from partner), I will not go to partner just to appease a coach.
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"Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile." - Hall of Fame Pitcher Christy Mathewson
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