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Originally Posted by CecilOne
BU in B slot.
Another ump says that when R1 goes from 1st to 3rd on a steal/PB; the BU has the call at 3rd because it is the last runner.
Please help me find this play in the manual.
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All mechanics manuals agree; this is the base umpire's call UNLESS the plate umpire calls him off. It is the base umpire's call because there are times the plate umpire is pinned by the location of the ball and cannot get to third without interfering with the play. There is no manual that directs it as the plate umpire's call on a passed ball or stealing runner at any base.
That said, unless pinned, any decent plate umpire should recognize that he has the better angle coming up the line than the base umpire trailing, and call the base umpire off, whenever possible. Failure to recognize the play developing, or watching it, isn't pinned; it's bad umpiring.