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oriole,
I see your point but as stated earlier that isn't the official procedure so to make sure everyone does the same thing, we all follow the manual which has U1 staying at first and U3 moving between 2nd and 3rd.
I don't see a big deal because if your working a 2 man system, in the same situation U1 will follow the BR right around to third if necessary so the situation of keeping up with the runner is even worse. In the three man scenario in all likelihood U3 has a better chance of getting to 2nd than U1 because U1 has to wait for the tag of first.
Either way your having an umpire(U1 or U3) standing do basically nothing, its just which guy has the better chance of getting to 2nd on a close play. Personally, I think it is U3.
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