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Darrell,
If you didn't mean that it didn't work, you shouldn't have typed that it didn't work.
The difference is in FP, the SS is not as deep as in SP. Now, if you set up off the SS right shoulder in SP, you are going to be in a position to miss a lot more than from behind 2B.
If you set up on the left shoulder of the SS, you may very well be competing with him to reach a position behind 3rd to make a call. OTOH, if the runner is smart, they will be sliding to the outside which means you may miss the close tag on the throw coming from the opposite direction.
I don't think the NUS just decided, "Hey, let's really screw things up for Merle's last year". Bernie Profato offered this change to get more umpires involved in the game. This will force that issue. I know they would like to find a way for the PU to get involved, but the problem is that s/he may be involved in the play as more than just an observer.
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