Getting the call right

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Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

... the rule book specifically states that no umpire "overrides" another, nor shall any umpire even try to override another. My call is my call, yours is yours. This separation of duties helps to keep order on the field.

One of my all-time favorite quotes on a softball field. PU in a 3-ump JUCO game changed his call on a play at the plate after the three of us got together. Coach comes out yelling, "You can't let them overrule you!" PU calmly says, "They didn't overrule me Coach. They offered me a veritable plethora of information which I did not previously possess." Coach slowly walked back to the dugout.