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Originally Posted by bobbybanaduck
wokring as trained meaning as trained at school? if that's the case, take note of jimmy's sidenote about the training given early and often at every clinic...don't work exactly like this when you get in the game or when you return home and work in your local association. the mechanics of the training at the schools serve specific purposes, which i touched on in an earlier post.
i guarantee you that nowhere in the course of the training are students taught to call time when cleaning the plate. the only time that cleaning the plate is touched on is at the beginning of the cage work session, and time is assumed to be out already as the drill has not begun yet.
no, you did not misread "partners," though i work the same in the 2 man system. the back to the infield argument was covered quite well a few posts back with the exapmple of nobody on BU goes out. PU takes BR into 2B. BU returns and assumes responsibility for BR at 2B. PU pivots out and returns to work, without calling time. same would hold true after a rotation to 3B. play ends with runner safe at 3B, PU pivots out and goes back to work. don't call time to unwind rotations.
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My response from JEAPU came in.
Although it was once (some time ago) taught to call time when cleaning the plate, "there is now no uniform directive." The plate umpire should call time if he feels the need and not call time when he doesn't. Further, "If he feels the need, he shouldn't be cleaning the plate."
I stand updated, corrected and informed.
As to Jimmy's side note, as he tells it, it applies to certain things, not everything. There is much that is taught at both the five week and the classics that he would hope you take home.
Thanks for your help, bobby.....