[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Publius

What makes a very basic textbook rotation "great"?

IMO, that is the dumbest rotation in the mechanics manual. What is so difficult, with the bases empty and an obvious extra-base hit in either 3-man or 4-man, with U1 entering the diamond and taking the plays on the B/R at 1st and 2nd, and U3 and PU both staying home?

All levels (pro, NCAA, FED) have umpires running all over the place for no good reason. If you're U1 and can't be at 2nd base from A in advance of the runner, retire.

There used to be some pro rotation that varied based on whether it was an "obvious extra base hit." The problem occurred when one umpire read it one way ("obvious") and another read it another way ("not obvious").