Getting the call right

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by rwest

However, it is generally taught that you don't go for help on judgement calls. It is still one umpires judgment vs anothers. Who's to say the other umpire is correct? I agree we should give up distance for angle and if a coach suggest to me that my partner may have had a different angle, I'm going to my partner for help. But if it's "I think you blew that call. The runner beat the ball. Can you go for help?". Now it's a purely a judgment call and my partner's judgment may not be any better than mine.

I was not implying we should go for help anytime a partner might have a better angle. Just making the point that when we do, that is usually the reason and, unless a partner is extremely near-sighted, we all can see a play from 60 - 90 feet away, so angle is more important.

Actually had a coach ask my BU partner to ask me because of better angle (he thought) on a play at 2nd. No matter, BU had it covered very well and correctly refused the request.