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Originally Posted by SMEngmann

Just as a follow up on some of the points:

1) On the play at 3rd, PU had to make a call there because he and partner didn't communicate and BU was not in position. There was no argument because they got it right, but there definitely would have been one had the run been ruled not to score. I know enough of the mechanics to know that they were very wrong mechanically on this play. I'm sure the comment to me was borne out of frustration, but as a fellow official especially, I felt it was very inappropriate.

2) The play at 2nd base where he rolled his eyes. The play was close, but there was no argument. It appeared as if R1 had avoided the tag of F6 but the ball beat him there and my attention was on the baserunning error and bad read my runner made in getting picked off than on the call.

3) I have no ability to rate umpires, but we do get dings for postseason and I don't necessarily plan to use any. My concern is as an official primarily, but as a coach, if an umpire broadcasts his feelings like that about his partner, it opens a huge can of worms in that divide and conquer would work with him. This affects me as a coach in that I don't want to worry about an overzealous partner trying to overrule judgement calls if an opposing coach objects.

Based on your posts, I am leaning toward dropping the assignor a note just to let him know what happened.

Leaning?

Leaning?

You want betterofficiating but you "lean" to whether or not you want to be proactive? You deserve the twosomes like this and don't come back here *****in' when you get them.