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Just to clear thing up a bit. I was plate umpire, partner was bases. Our agreement at pregame was he'd take 1st and 2nd and I'd take 3b and home. If I got stuck at 3b he'd back me up at home.
From my position on 3b tag play the tag was away from me but my partner, who wasn't moving to cover HP where he was supposed to go was hanging out at 2b.
I call runner safe because I saw no tag. I immediately call time and walk to my partner to ask if he had the angle on tag. I asked him and his response was "he missed 2b anyway". I asked again, trying to ignore his 2b comment to get my answer. He saw no tag he says. I walked away and signaled "safe", no tag hoping like heck no one would appeal 2b missed but NO, didn't work. They appealed to me. I told them to ask my partner. He looked like a deer in headlights and after being asked two or three times he signals "out"
Right about 10 seconds not enough time to process all this and from the sound of it, I should have ruled safe at second instead of letting him rule "out".
Live and learn I guess.
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Wish I'da umped before I played. What a difference it would'a made! 
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