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Mike
Sounds like to me we have a conflict in the rule book and maybe you teach it different in your chapter but in ours we are told all runners coming into 3rd except the BR is the PU responbility and as stated in the rule book and as I stated in the original post since there was no play at home my observation of the lead runner was to make sure he properly touched the bases and my main focus was on the ball and the play being made at 3rd cant see where this was improper mechanics on how I was taught or how stated in the rule book but will agree that the rule book should gave a better clarification on who makes the call on trail runner into 3rd so you dont have one umpire calling safe and the other out.
Also rule book clearly says paying little attention to the lead runner in these circumstances not that all or most attention should be on the lead runner until he touches home then turning to the ball and the play that is being made at 3rd.
What if as in most times runner coming home decides to walk or do this little trot into home when there is no play are you telling me I should only being watching this and ignoring everything else that is happening until this runner touches home
Also if these two things are happening at about the same time (the extra activity at home and a play at 3rd) I myself would much rather explain to the defensive coach how I missed the extra activity at home than the tag by his F5 at third.
One more thing and I am through venting the rule book talking about FU taking all trail runners on base to 3rd I believe and could be wrong it is talking the last runner running which in this post would be the BR into 2nd not R2 going into 3rd if they are talking about all trail runners behind the lead runner then the FU has one hell of job when bases are loaded and the lead runner decides to walk in.
JMHO
Don
[Edited by oppool on May 13th, 2001 at 01:12 PM]
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