A better way to handle?

[Gold_Spark]

First of all . . . if an umpire makes a call. He should never ask for help afterwards. If he was able to see the play good enough and make a call under his own judgement, that is the end of the story.

In my (brief) experience in umpiring, this has happened to me more than once. And yes Ryan . . . I normally dilly-dally around the subject or just plainly agree with my base umpire. I've NEVER disagreed with him and I never will. Because like you and I have calculated . . . the only reason an umpire asks for help after he makes a call is because he is feeling pressure from the coach.

Now if he asks me in front of the coaches after the game or something . . . that's a different story. I'm pretty outspoken. If he really wants to know my opinion . . . I'll tell him. Just never on the field.

To all umpires. If you make a call. Stand firm with your ruling. If you're out of position to make a call . . . ask for help. Those are your options.