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Originally Posted by mbcrowder
I agree with the last sentence... UNTIL the ball is thrown to first. I get losing sight of BR for a moment with all the other action... but if you, as BU, cannot get the play at 2nd (he's out now... is there any reason to keep your focus here? No.),
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You are right, when the ball is in the infield, you stay with the ball as it will take you to the play. I have never been to a school where the staff did not do every thing they could the embarrass someone by not throwing to a base the umpire is watching and waiting.
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and then between the time it takes to throw to third and then throw to first, you can't manage to be watching first base - you need to pack it up. If multiple throws with multiple runners confuse you so much that you can't be watching a base where the ball is thrown to - it's over. Go home.
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The OP clearly states that when the throw went to first, THE BR WAS THERE. What more do you want?
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Seriously - I thought you were a supervisor. I can't imagine you being at a game where this sitch happens, and you not RIPPING the BU who was not watching first base when the ball was freaking thrown to first base to make a play. WTH was he looking at? PU has third, no play any more at 2nd. To say you can't be ready to make a call at first is completetly asinine. Once that ball is thrown, there is NO OTHER PLACE on the field you should be looking. When F3 caught the ball ... where was the offense? Should be relatively easy to see if BR had run through the bag, or even rounded to 2nd, or was NO WHERE in sight.
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I think you have clearly missed the OPs statements and seem to be looking to slam someone. The only, ONLY discussion is whether the BR entered DBT.