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Originally posted by BJ Moose
So can we clarify what TC said? Logical.. UI stays to keep R1 honest. Now this flyball is BIFFED by F7 and falls in.
DOES UIC have 3rd for possible play on R1? (Same as 2 man?). Where is U1 at this time? He didn't pivot on the play, but curled outside, right? Does he then watch MILFS having nothing to do? I can't imagine him chasing B-R to 2nd?
If there is a breakdown of play on R1 at third, UIC books back to home, right?
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In a two-man crew in Texas, once the UIC goes to third, he never chases a runner home. His partner prepares to cover the plate.
Here, with a three-man crew, it's very simple.
1. Fly ball to left, R3 retouches.
2. UIC has both the retouch and the catch.
3. The ball falls in.
4. The UIC will move (in foul territory) part way to third.
THEN:
5. In the unlikely event the ball gets past F7 and R1 tries for third, he will be met there by the UIC. (The third-base umpire is stuck at second, of course.)
6. As soon as the first-base umpire releases R1 to second, he should go to the 45-foot line and
prepare to cover home in the absence of the UIC.
This play practically covers itself. I would think even the rankest rookie could do this intuitively, just as long as he knows umpires in a three-man crew rotate clockwise to cover vacant bases.