asking for help from ump behind mound on check swing

[WMU_05]

asking for advice...

...one of my major peeves working baseball is coaches/players INSISTING on me asking the umpire who is behind the mound (with a runner on) for help on a check swing. in my opinion, the reason why it is OK to ask the ump at first for help on a check swing is because he has a good angle on the bat going through the strike zone. an umpire behind the mound, unless the batter completely spins around, does not have the proper view of the strike zone in order to make a call on a check swing.

usually in this situation, i don't heed the defensive team's call for help because it is pointless, all he's going to do is say "no," or "yes," even though he doesn't have the proper angle. a couple umpires i have worked with this year suggested that I ask for help, just to appease the team. but why should I ask for pointless help? Once, I had a team ask for help from beyond the plate, which I granted, the ump amazingly said yes, and the opposing coach went nuts, saying the field ump didn't have the proper angle to make the call.

That is the reason why I stopped granting calls for help with the ump behind the mound because teams need to realize that he can't make a correct call from there on a borderline check swing and need to stop asking from that position. but other umps tell me to just do it to appease the teams.

any advice should be appreciated.