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Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve
Mike, is this being changed midstream? Have you heard, or can you find out first hand if Bernie is being misquoted? It wouldn't be the first time that (a midstream change) has happened, although it would seem to be counter to the approach of the current administration, which has stated they wouldn't change anything unless and until they could publish a change.
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If it has, it makes absolutely no sense. The priority of a BU in the two-umpire system should be to have access to the call at 1B, not the ease of a button hook.
Placing F4 between an umpire and the target is just asking for trouble. This isn't FP where infielders are always moving. On a play to the left side of the infield with no one on base, F4 is most likely a spectator which means s/he is an unnecessary obstruction.
AFA closeness to F4, I'm a firm believer in being just out of reach of the player. Reasoning: the umpire doesn't become a target for the batter and when a fielder needs to move back, the umpire just needs to pivot and the player is by him/her much like a PU on a pop up behind the plate.