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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
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This is old-timer thinking and requires one umpire to call both halves of a DP while the other base umpire watches. [/B][/QUOTE]Yes, I know. But I play along.
They had another mechanic I did not like. I got crossed up the first day on a banger at 1B. I'm in A with R1, hit and run, ball goes to 3B man, who throws to 1b for the banger, R1 rounds 2B and heads for 3B during the play sine he was on the run already. I look up and PU is near 3B. Ball gets by 3B man, R1 heads for home, and there is nobody there, so I start for home. Luckily he scored easily. After the game we discussed. "That's the rotation, my PU says". I say "I can see you going to 3B and me going home on a base hit, but on this play you want me to call a banger at 1B, while you are making your way to 3B, and then you want me to hustle 120 feet or so to home, while U3 in C, has been made into a spectator after R1 rounds 2B."