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WOW,
My HEAD hurts!!!!
3 man is fun, 3 man is sometimes difficult . . . when done correctly 3 man is beautiful.
I cannot keep up with the thread. With all the R1, R2 and R3 stuff, complicated by UIC and U1 and U3 etc. make me swim.
3 man is more art than science.
3 man means you can always keep an umpire ahead of the play.
As a primer:
With no one on EVERY one has somehwere to go. Seems simple but it becomes complicated.
Simple ground ball to the infield means the PU is coming out following the ball until fielded, U1 is moving while watching the ball to 2SF, U3 is moving towards the infield so he can cover inside if any BR advacnement occurs.
As the throw is made and all umpires have paused, read and reacted so we revert to two man (with U3 inside to cover any further advancement).
If there is a fly PU must simply read his partners and see who goes out . . . then you fill their responsibities on the bases.
As Rich noted, we can go on and on if need but reading the CCA manual and having about a 40 min pregame should make things work . . .
That is UNTIL someone forgets!!!!!
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BTW, "the responsibility for BR from plate to first is NEVER U1's" is an incorrect statement.
EXAMPLE:
Ball is hit to left field and U3 goes out.
PU will fill in behind and U1 is responsible for not only the touch at first by the BR but any play on him at that base or second base.
[Edited by Tim C on Apr 13th, 2005 at 03:14 PM]
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