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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
3 man mechanics, as taught today, have nothing to do with the batter or the number of outs.
No runners or R3 only -- A/D
R1 only -- A/deep C
R1+R2 -- A/C
R1+R2+R3 -- A/C
R2 only -- deep B/D
R2+R3 -- deep B/D
To make it simple, anytime there is a runner at first base, the first base umpire is in A.
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Sounds right to me. But some people feel the need to reinvent the wheel.. lol
With R2 and R3 having U2 in A makes no sense. If something were to happen, U2 in B makes better sense as then all bases and runners are covered in the event of something wierd happening. You have 2 runners "surrounded by 3 blues. Much better situation.
I also do not care for adjusting based on out/batter. U2 should be in either A or B and U3 in either C or D depending on the situation.