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Originally Posted by PeteBooth
Gath in order to stop this madness especially in a 2 person crew do you think our protocol has to change?
Ie; You and I have the game. I have the bases and you the dish. one of these swipe tag pulled foot plays is at first and I make an out call.
Coach is "screaming' for me to get help etc.
Now I Know I can basically tell him to "pound salt" but rather than be advisarial I appease the coach and ask you for help.
However, you simply "mirror" my call. If umpire associations in the "beginning" stuck togther and it became known that for all practical purposes the call stands, eventually coaches would get the message and stop asking us to get help.
Is it a good idea or not?
Thanks
Pete Booth
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Pete:
I belong to the "Five Calls You Can Change" school. (I don't refer to it as Carl's list, because I've also heard it from professional umpires.)
However, even with some of these, a pulled foot, for example, I will not go to my partner if I'm 100% good with my call, and I have already made my call. Any help on this or a swipe tag, in my practice, must be requested before a call is made.
That said, a decision made to go to your partner, I believe, should result in your partner giving what he has, provided he feels 100% confident of his call. Even a 99% confidence factor should lead to his yielding to your call.