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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
Absolutely. All umpires should at least echo the call. This could save a big argument when the coach hears it coming from every direction. Isn't that why we have partners in the first place? I've never been too shy to call a balk, or echo my partner's balk call, whether I saw the balk or not. If my partner says it's a balk, it's a balk.
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We echo the "time" call, but not the balk, unless we saw it. We don't make calls that we don't see.