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Originally posted by RecRef
IMO since she admitted it, you have to assess a T in this situation. What would have happened if she did not admit it? What if she said that it had been changed before the R signed the book? Now there would be a problem.
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 Here is another take on the same type of situation. As I have posted, a few weeks back I served as an official timer for several games. In one of them the following happened. During the second half the home team substitutes #25 into the game. This is the first time he is in. I overhear the V book telling the H book that he does not have a 25 for the kid. Announcer had said the kids name. The number he has is 24. H book says, Yes, the coach has never changed his number on the printout. V then says OK and changes the number in his book. Neither book spoke directly to me. Im sitting there with my hand on the buzzer waiting for the next dead ball but then pull it back.
In talking to the floor crew after the game their opinion was that I did the right thing by not notifying them as nothing was directly said to me. Ive brought this up several times with other officials and have received a number of different views. Surprising how a right or wrong type of answer can have so many shades of gray.
So to muddy my brain even further, any comments here?
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1) Even if something (well, something other than "sound the buzzer") was said directly to you, it's not your job to report it.
2) The home book is official (unless the R designated another book -- not likely). As I read the situation, the home book was correct -- it was the visitor book that was wrong. No T here.