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Old Sat Aug 09, 2008, 11:23am
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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My opinion: Coaches recognize that the play at third is / can be trouble for either umpire. They'd rather have "help" at first (where you know there's going to be a play) than a possibly (but not guaranteed) better look at third (where there might not be a play).
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