One would think that we are there to get the call correct for the benefit of the kids who are playing. I agree with Rich and would hope that the response would be:
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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
If I miss something blatant, I'm not going to get upset when my partner bails me out. I may even thank him.
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But having worked with this official before, I knew his response would be:
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Originally posted by Barry C. Morris
As lead, I shouldn't even have seen what was happening up there.
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But since the ball took forever to come down, I began wondering where it was and glanced up. So I did see it.
However, since I had a long ride home with this guy and didn't want to deal with this discussion, I just let them play on and he kept his 20-year vet, I'm-a-great-ref (even though I missed the ball going over the board) ego intact.
Lastly, let me add that this happened in the third quarter of a game with Red leading by 8. If it had happened with 30 seconds left in a very close ballgame, I'm calling this from the lead and he can deal with it.