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Originally Posted by PWL
This makes no sense. Either you do it all the time, or you do it none of the time.
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With a runner at third, especially a really fast jackrabbit, he may see the umpire cleaning the plate as an opportunity to try to steal home, the one base where the PU is responsible for the action. The PU would be in the way of any attempt to make a play on this runner, while at 1st, 2nd, or 3rd base, the base umpire(s) would be there to make calls.
Let's face it...different associations teach different things. I'm sure there are other associations in my area (there are about a dozen) who teach the umpires to call Time when cleaning the plate.