In our ASA schedules it is very much looked down upon blocking out a partner. The tournament games are genrally hand assigned and not Arbitered.
Having said that I had a partner this weekend who knew everything, except how to clean up his messes.
He was PU , called a ball fair that was obviously foul. he finally comes to me to ask me how to sell the defensive coach on his girl touched the ball. She didn't and my partner knew that but didn't want to look bad...His words. I convinced him to go with the correct call-foul ball.
He was BU grounder to short, runner on 2b comes close to interfering, HTBT judgement call, not a problem he has a no call. F6 throws to 1B close play. Partner has deer in the headlights look. THEN decides to call the runner out for interference. No deadball no nothing. There was no cleaning that one up.
I'm PU. Player fouls the ball,apparently off her thigh. I missed it. Partner rings up the out. Offensive coach tells me it was painfully obvious. I get a sinking feeling in my stomach but go to my partner to see if he had anything.
His words ,paraphrased, " Yea i had it hitting her but I was trying to get an out-hoping neither of the coaches would notice. "
We talked about these things after the game and he got all defensive so I let it go. UIC of our area showed up and got an earful from tourney director.
I know we all kick calls,I speak from experience, have to clean up our messes but at least lets be teachable .
Over on the basketball forum they have a saying
"get in, get it done. get out. "
That was my experience with this partner.
