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Old Sun Jun 07, 2009, 04:27pm
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Originally Posted by HugoTafurst View Post
If it was discusseed during pre-game and apparently agreed on (you didn't say otherwise), you should not have gone out.

Actually, I understand why you did (out of instinct), but in the end, all you should have done was apologized for stepping on his call.

All the stuff about how it should be handled and why is part ofthe pre-game.
All things being equal, since he is the PU, I will give him the final word...


(added) I don't disagree with the others who suggest finding another partner in the future.....
My answer was geared to the situation you presented...
I agree. While your partner was clearly being pigheaded, the two of you did pregame this situation, and you went back on your word with him.

In a two-umpire system, once the BU goes out to make the call on a caught or foul ball, the PU is then responsible for all runners, tag-ups, etc. The BU, for that play, is done. Maybe your partner had a legit reason for not wanting you to go out (bad ankle, bad hip, etc.). If that's the case, it would have been more professional for him to have simply said so, instead of "this is how it is, and you're going to like it, period."

Still sounds like he went about it in a rather a$$hole fashion.
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