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Originally Posted by LLPA13UmpDan
Well, i never went out on a fly ball. Wasnt trained too. in the book it says fly balls are PU's job. I have been taught the roatation with 2 and 3 man(no need for rotation on a four man), but never for going out on a fly ball..we always go in,  Unless my instructors dont know what to do. Tim, in the rotation with R1 base hit, if i understand what you mean, i was taught...go in from A, pivot, follow BR in the infeild grass, going from B staight to C then to 3B if needed. |
Dan:
Lets go over first to third coverage. First off, with R1 only you're already in B position on the inside so there's no pivot to worry about. Now, with a base hit your responsibility is the BR as he rounds first. You need to be sure that he touches first and watch for a potential obstruction call on F3 or F4. As R1 is approaching second base your partner should be moving up the third baseline. As soon as he sees him committ to third he should be announcing to you that he has third if the runner comes. Different umpires might say different things, but we use "I've got third, Dan" as we move up the line. This means that as the BU you now have the BR all the way to second should he come, and that PU will take the call at third if necessary. Should an overthrow occur at third, your partner will circle back, usually in fair territory, to take any subsequent call at the plate. Again, you're responsible for the BR if he continues on to third.
Trouble ball to right is quite simple. If you go out from A to take the catch/no catch, you stay out. Your partner will then be left with one runner and one umpire on the infield to take the runner to third. After you announce the no catch you will begin to run back toward the plate in foul territory. Should an overthrow occur that allows the BR to try for home, it's now your call as the BU at the plate. You might find that a lot of us feel that this rotation when done correctly is the prettiest rotation in a two man on the big diamond.
Tim.