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Originally Posted by Steve M
Almost always, it's from the A position. From other positions, I may well throw an extra set of eyes on the ball without chasing - in those critical situations.
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I like the "extra set of eyes" approach. I had a young partner on a DIII game a few years ago. With no outs and R1 on 1B, he chased a ball to right-center. F9 dove and missed. F8 chased the ball down near the fence. When the throw from the outfield hit F3's glove (in position as the cutoff near the circle) I had R1 15' from home and BR 20' from 3B. Fortunately for me, the throw went to 3B and BR was out by 5 feet.