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Windy is right on this one. You and your reputation are on the line when your partner makes up a rule out of thin air. As far as the news media, the coaches, the players, and the parents/fans, it was the umpires who screwed up, not a specific umpire.
Your reputation will suffer with the assignor unless you are very junior to the guy who screwed up. So...
Unless I am working with an umpire very senior to myself, I find a way to interject myself into the discussion and get the call changed. If it is an umpire who I cannot stand and have no desire to get along with, I might be more abrubt and less tactful than if it is somebody I like, but the bottom line is, do not allow your partner to make up a rule out of thin air.
Peter
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