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Originally Posted by FullCount
Thanks to all of you. I thought I had it right but I'm at that point in my umpire learning process where I'm not always sure of myself when I hear a "senior" umpire make a statement on the field in front of coaches. Somehow things seem less certain at times in the heat of the game. Particularly one like this one that seemed so far off the wall and totally caught me by surprise. I handle it by asking quietly between us later or by checking the rules.
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The veterans are often doing enough codes that they might well make a mistake. But I'm with you it's tough to correct them if you're not 100% sure. I had a really good ump I was working with tell me that I needed to issue a warning when I called obstruction (FED) because the second offense was restriction to dug out. Right rule, wrong code, but I'm not sure enough to argue with somebody who knows what they are doing and it seemed reasonable enough. It's an especially tough situation if your partner says something wrong to a coach with you standing there. Even if you're right when you correct him, you're both going to look dumb.
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