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Originally Posted by bob jenkins
I'd rather hustle out to get the best distance and angle possible on the catch/no-catch than give some of that up to be sure I can get home for a play that happens once every 10.8765 years.
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Originally Posted by johnnyg08
maybe true...often times, what's another 5 feet going to get you? not necessarily a better look we don't want to make our call while moving. get a good angle, then do the rest of your job and head back toward the plate.
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Gotta go with Johnny on this one. I've been standing at home and made the call on the play at the plate as the BU. It looks awesome, and people can actually see that the umpires really do hustle, as normally they don't get to see an umpire make a catch/no catch call in the outfield, and then make the call at home too. It may only happen once in a blue moon, but when that blue moon play happens, I like to be standing at home plate waiting on the batter-runner.
The day has not arrived yet where I can't get out to right field, make a call, make sure there is no trouble with the ball, and be running through the first base coaches box by the time the runner is arriving at 3rd base, and waiting at home if there is going to be a possible play.