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Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve
snorman 75;
Finally, when you ask how you could have avoided the problem, you were told you had to leave the plate area (where there was no play), to get where you would have an angle and be nearer the apparent plays. .... You must get to where you can see all likely plays, and your priority is THE MOST LIKELY play.
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I'm going to take a different
angle then Steve. I'm not entering and crossing the infield. I've seen too many times as a player and umpire where he goes running out into the infield for the MOST LIKELY play only to have it go elsewhere and damn near take one in the head.
That doesn't mean I am standing at the plate. I will move to the best angle to possible plays and only when I can determine where the ball is going will I consider entering the field without crossing a runners path to do so.