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Originally posted by bobbrix
... snip ... i've reminded a couple of younger umpires of the rules mid-game and they changed their calls because of it ... these were games where i was a spectator but the umpires knew me ... snip ...
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It's almost never a good idea to put yourself into a game you are not working, even if asked.
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Originally posted by bobbrix
... snip ... through good timing and evaluation of the tempers of the people around, no one complained because, in the end, the call was right
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Yes, timing is important, the sooner the better, but in an appropriate manner.
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Originally posted by bobbrix
... snip ... (interestingly enough, i'm at least twice as old as most of our umpires, so they all think i'm a never-wrong veteran !!)
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Me too (back then), until I went on the field.