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Originally Posted by bossman72
Question about the 90 degree positioning when taking calls at first:
Working A and there is a grounder to the right side (first base side) of 2nd base. Since any ball to the right side of 2nd base is less than 90 degrees, would we take any calls in foul territory to comply with the 90 degree requirement, or would we just take a step or two fair and always take everything from fair?
I've heard different theories from different MiLB umpires. What do you think?
Thanks!
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You seem to be confusing from where the 90 degrees is measured. It is not 90 degrees from the bag, it is 90 degrees an imaginary line drawn from the where the throw will orginate to the bag. Thus, if the throw is coming from near second, getting a 90 degree angle will just require little distance off the foul line.
If the throw is coming from near home, the 90 will put you in the baseline between first and second. Most often, the throw will take you to somewhere between those two positions.