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Old Tue Jul 16, 2013, 11:09am
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Originally Posted by okla21fan View Post
that would not be correct under this situation. The throw from F8 was towards home plate and was subsequently 'cut off' by F2. The next throw to third base would be U3s call (as we are now in a 2 man system) this is one of the 'four' exceptions where a base umpire will make a call at a runner at third base on a ball hit to the outfield.
Ugh, you are correct. I went straight to the Three-Umpire System in the book before reading up on the Plate Mechanics section. Thanks for the heads up.
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