Calling “out” on a ball that was clearly in wins you a point and loses you every future call.

A dishonest call pays once and then keeps charging. People quietly adjust how much they believe you, and that adjustment is never announced and rarely reversed. The single point is real, and so is the permanent discount applied to everything you claim afterward. Credibility is slow to build and fast to spend.

Wherever you are the one deciding, make the call that goes against you when the facts go that way. Do it where people can see. That is what buys you the benefit of the doubt for the rest of the season.