Umpire Protocol

[SC Ump]

Originally posted by WestMichBlue
What do you do?

For the pass couple of years, I have had a regular partner that I call with 50% of the time. We knew each other enough to know that if I was making direct eye contact with him, I had more information to give him and he would call me in if needed, or vice versa. I find that my other "non-regular" partners also usually get this hint fairly well when I am making direct eye contact from the field.

If not, I do not worry about it. In the example you gave, I would wait for the coach to formally protest and then I would feel justified speaking with my partner about it whether the partner asked or not. Most all umpiring manuals/written procedures that I have seen, state that if a protest is made the umpires should conference to discuss the specifics of the play to ensure all is proper.