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Originally Posted by rcaverly
Trouble spot #1: R3 only - fly ball to RF - U1 goes - U3 camps for the retouch at 3B - ball falls in - BR attempts 2B and no one there to cover it.
Trouble spot #2 - R1/R2 - double steal - U1 tries to help at 2B - throw goes to 2B and too many umpires are there to cover it.
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- U3 has to hustle his rump to cover that, immediately start toward 2b, not camp for the retouch at 3b.
- U3 has initial responsibility for the play at 2b, unless there is a throw toward 3b, where that would be his call. U1 then would move toward 2b for any further action there, if any.