- May 29, 2015
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Can see it seems you question the integrity of the help...
But so are the teams lol
To not ask just seems like two wrongs.
If two teams have a scorekeeper, which many times both do,
At least there is a refference to help.
But to questionably BE wrong and not inquire to help, seems wrong.
However that is okay its your job perspective guiding you!
Do notice,
Majority of umpires will either ask for help or
HAVE HELP YELLED AT THEM
to amend situation.
* gonna use this opportunity again to say
Use your bat and dont let the umpire decide the outcome for you
I wouldn’t go so far as to say integrity ... but yes.
It isn’t so much that I believe they will cheat, as it is an issue of lending credibility to the practice of asking somebody on the other side of the fence. As you said, there is PLENTY of “help” coming from the other side of the fence. It isn’t a democracy.
Now, I will say it is more of a “read the room” situation than just being a red@$$ like I am presenting.
The reason I take those hardline stances are just in case new umpires may be reading this and develop the notion that umpiring by committee is a good practice. Or for parents who think they can grab a scorebook and have input.