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If you have reason to believe that your partner saw something that you did not, regardless of his position, and what he saw will have an outcome on the play, go to him before you make the call.
In your case, you thought there might have been a tag, but did not actually see it. I would have pointed to the PU and asked "Did you see a tag?". If at that point, he also did not see a tag because he was out of position, distracted or whatever, you cannot call it. You can't ever call a play because you think it happened. You can only call what either you or your partner actually sees happen.
Here is a Yogi Bearaism for you: If neither umpire saw it happen, it did not happen, even if it happened.
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David A. Brand
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