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Originally Posted by chapmaja
Ok, I think well all seem to agree that the catcher should have been tossed on these plays.
Now, onto the umpiring part of the discuss, rather than the rules aspect.
3 umpire crew, runners on 2nd and 3rd. BU1 is by second base, BU2 is behind third base. Base hit to the outfield, left field side.
What are the responsibilities of each umpire on these play.
First, on either of these would the base umpire by 3rd go out? I can't tell if they did on the first play, but neither did on the second play.
Second, on the second play, the BU at third seems to be in the same place the entire time, and has not moved from his position. He has watched the runner touch third and go home. What should he be looking at now? There is no play coming to third base. Based on the video I have to think he saw the contact at the plate.
Can the BU make the call on this even if the PU did not? Can the coach ask the PU to check with his partners on a situation like that?
I know this is one of those things that is not in the umpires jurisdiction, but we are not talking about a safe or out call here, we are talking about the possibility of ejecting someone for malicious contact?
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With multiple runners in the three umpire system, and no umpires chases, the umpires will not rotate. PU has home, U1 has first and second, U3 has third. U3 in this situation may not have to move more than a few steps from his starting position. If there is no play at third, then U3 should direct his eyes to any other potential plays on the field to be an extra set of eyes.
This particular play was so blatant and egregious, that I would expect U3, if he saw it, to came in and make the call after it became obvious that PU did not see it.