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If you have turned your back and are now leaving for your next appropriate position... you don't know what is going on behind you. F6 yells, "I tagged her. She was off the base and I tagged her. She's out!" What will you do now?
You turn around; the runner is on the base; F6 is holding his/her glove with the ball on the runner still yelling that she is out. (and perhaps this is why you didn't call TIME???)
If the ball and the runner are in close proximity, the play is not over. You have either got to stand there and watch the play or call time, turn your back, and walk away.
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That is why, when working the two man system, more and more the clinics are teaching you, in FP, for one umpire to always be watching the infield. Never, ever should both umpires turn their backs on a potential play. The way the mechanic works is simple. When all play has ceased, and the ball has been returned to the pitcher in the circle, the PU releases the BU to take his/her position in the field. When the BU has reached said position and is watching the infield, they release the PU to take their position behind the plate. This way, there is no needless killing the ball, and nothing can happen without an umpire taking note of it and being able to rule on it.
Scott