And, Roger, I didn't address you specifically in my last post, did I?
But now that you raised the issue, you are advocating making a call you believed to be correct and refusing to admit the possibility that the basis on which you based your judgment may be flawed. Nor did I ever say this function should become routine, it is not. Unlike the checked swing, just because they ask, doesn't mean I'm going to request help.
Nor did I suggest you make a call you didn't see, did I? The thread was dealing specifically with a clear look at a call from a position which did not allow the best angle.
In you example above, there is no heat to take. You simply tell the coach that Moose stepped into your line of view and you are not going to guess a player out.
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I would not, and will not, make the call and then put my partner in a position of having to possibly overrule my call and take my heat.
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This statement makes me feel that you are walking around with a baseball mentality. An umpire's partner NEVER overrules his call and is never asked to do so. When an umpire seeks help, the conversation should always be private. The umpire is not seeking a reversal or a bail-out. S/he is only asking for information. If his/her partner is a good umpire, they will offer exactly what they saw and no more unless requested. At that point, the umpires should separate, the umpire who made the call should distance him/herself from their partner and make a final ruling.
At no point is your partner "overruling" or passing judgment on your call, therefore, there is no heat for your partner to take.
We will obviously disagree on this one.