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Originally Posted by Gimlet25id
Well you have options. If you think you have information that is contrary to the book then you can check with the books kept by both teams, or you can check with play by play. If either of these don't work then you have to go with what the official book says. If the book is any good then they would have marked the time out's called and in what quarter, check the book.
Ultimately you will have to go with the official book if you haven't found any information that contradicts the official book.
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I don't agree.
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Originally Posted by just another ref
Play by play? What kind of games are we talking about here?
My idea on all this has always been is it worth my while to keep up with any of this if I have no authority to change it if I do see a mistake. Timeouts are a good example. They are writing it down. How are you keeping up? Who is more likely to make a mistake? A guy with a watch always knows what time it is.
A guy with two watches is never quite sure.
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You
DO have the authority to make the changes.
The timer and scorer are there to ASSIST the referee and the umpire(s), not to dictate to them. The referee has the final say, not the official scorebook.
2-11-11 "...If the mistake cannot be found, the referee shall accept the record of the official scorebook,
unless he/she has knowledge which permits him/her to decide otherwise."
If I have confidence in my count, I'm going to overrule the scorer. I'll take the responsibility upon myself. That's just me, others may not do that.