[PeteBooth]

Ok I know it's pretty much Taboo to bring other threads from different internet Forums to this one but it's the off season and I wanted to get opinions/ views from Umpires on this site which are more experienced.

Premise - 2 Person System, You have the dish We have R1 or R1/R2.

Situation:

1. There's some dust on the plate and you want to clean it quickly
2. Any other Trival type scenario in which your eyes will be away from the action for a few seconds or so.

Since your eyes are now off the "action" Do you automatically call TO (Time out)?

In my Pre-game I go over these types of things with my partner and tell him/her that I will not call TO for these trivial type matters even though my eyes are "off the action" If something does happen in that second or 2 where I have my backed turned I trust that my partner will be alert.

I am reluctant to call TO for these trvial type matters because TO is a stoppage of play. It has been my experience that once an umpire calls TIME, players relax. B1 might get add'l instructions from his coach or F2 might take a quick trip to the mound to talk to F1.

Also, when we have TIME we cannot get any of those precious outs.

Therefore, what's your style. Do you call TIME whenever your eyes are not on the action or do you trust that your partner "has your back"

Thanks

Pete Booth