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Originally posted by SactoBlue
Regarding the backing up question ...... Single umpire .... when ball was hit I came out from behind plate to get a look and make calls on bases. I'm not very far out from baseline as I recall so I saw the ball being thrown, or about to be thrown, toward home and began to back up a few steps...wrong..yeah but that's what I did. As catcher was getting into position for the play at the plate I was trying to get into position behind plate so i could see the play....but forgot about the runner running in back of me...instinct said play would be in front of me....well it was in both places.......duh!
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Where was the ball in the outfield? If coming from the left side, might I suggest you make that call from the 1st base side of the plate.
If coming from the right side, well, yeah it's going to be tough. That's the difference with a 2nd plate. If there is a plate, the runner MUST go to a certain point. With just a line, the runner can basically run anywhere between the plate and the backstop which means the umpire may have a difficult time getting into the proper position to see the entire play.