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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
But take off willy-nilly before the ball reaches the catcher? Never.
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Who said "take off willy-nilly?"
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Originally Posted by BigUmp56
I have no problem with the PBUC mechanic, but let me say this. I believe using a times-rate-speed calculation shows that a 70 mph pitch reaches the batter in .584 seconds. Just how much of a jump will that get you if you move as soon as the ball is delivered?
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It's important enough that the runner uses it -- and most runners are a hell of a lot faster than I am (understanding that the runner must move farther than the umpire).
I seem to recall that the time between F1 committing and Fx catching the ball from F2 is something like 2 seconds. If that's true, then I don't think I can afford to "give up" the 30% - 50% that happens before F2 catches the ball.
As Tee implied (or at least as I inferred from his post), I think most of us (on both "sides" of the issue) are really saying the same thing. It's wrong to wait until F2 catches the ball. It's also wrong to run willy-nilly toward the position as soon as R2 breaks. Be moving toward the position (and the "moving" can include body motion), but don't commit until there's goiing to be a play.