Maybe it isn't a fact of life, but when I've got a potential play at 3rd and one at 1st, there really isn't a whole lot of room to move without being out of position for potential plays at one of those bases. And I sure can't predict where the throw from the shortstop is going to be, either to third or first, on target, high, low, up the baseline or wherever. I could move anywhere on or around the mound and if it's a throw causing the 1st baseman to stretch in my direction, I CAN'T SEE HIS FOOT and the separation between it and the bag. That's when I go for help.
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