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Originally posted by SanDiegoSteve
If you think I am going to sit back and reflect about someone telling me I've been taught wrong, and have been doing it wrong (and getting good ratings, making request lists, etc.) all these years, you need to think again.
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THen how will you ever learn something?
I don't doubt that you were taught "get your nose into the middle of the play." I accept that Carl or Jon wrote an article expounding that theory. I also think that most of us recognize that theories and teachings change over the years, and this might be one of those instances.
Steve, when you work 3-umpire (or more) mechanics, and you are U1, how far from first do you stand with R1? This is one play that gives you plenty of time to be in the right position (you take the position well before any "play"), so I think that would give you guidance for *about* where you'd want to be on any other tag play. (Recognizing, of course, that you might not want to move closer because of the potentil for getting hit with a ball that gets by F3, but recognzing as well that this is as "repeatable" a situation you will find -- there's unlikely to be a collision, a swipe tag, a hurdle, an attempt to dislodge the ball, a late cut-off, .... -- all the potential items you see on other tag plays.)