Returning now, to the OP's question.
There should be no counsel from the other umpire on the field on issues strictly based on judgement. If I am in position to make the call, then there is no way that I am going to go to the other umpire who is much further away from the play than I am.
You nailed it when you said "Close plays are close plays, and coaches (and umpires) have to learn to live with (them)."
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