who's responsibility is it?

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by Dakota

I disagree. Feelings have nothing to do with it. Neither does disadvantage.

The rules proscribe certain actions of players with respect to each other in the interference and obstruction rules. Our feelings on whether a player has a disadvantage, whether or not it was caused by reaction to another player, should have no bearing on our calls.

Perhaps you misspoke, or did not exactly mean this the way I am reading it, but taking you at your written words, I disagree.

I read "If either umpire feels a player has been put at a disadvantage he/she must act on that feeling whether their partner agrees or disagrees" as "judges an infraction has occurred".

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

I read "If either umpire feels a player has been put at a disadvantage he/she must act on that feeling whether their partner agrees or disagrees" as "judges an infraction has occurred".

If that is what he meant, I agree with that. But, we just had (a week or so ago) a long discussion on another board where umpires seemed to be obsessed with keeping things "fair" and with punishing a player (calling her out) due to their feelings that things were just not fair. Not our job.