Sun Feb 01, 2009, 11:36am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by aschramm
While I don't agree with this mechanic either, it did save me once. Bases empty, batter hits a deep one to the outfield. I started creeping up the third base line because I could see my partner wasn't keeping up with the runner (60' bases), and ended up calling the runner out at 3rd. Had I not been there, the BU would've been making that call somewhere from half-way between 2nd and 3rd.
But then again, maybe this doesn't fall under mechanics, as much as it does to know what (or what not) your partner is capable of.
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And if the ball had gotten by F5 and the runner headed home, who would have made the call there?
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