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Originally Posted by youngump
Runner on 1st, steal of 2nd, runner advances to third. Who has the call per the book?
 Irish argues that nobody should call it, and I argue that we should start with batted ball mechanics and then discard them by communicating with each other.  Seriously though, my contention earlier that it is in the book comes from trying to find the closest fit and going with that but I agree it's a long stretch. I'm just not sure that there's anything better. |
I have always been in the corner of the PU making this call. As I was trained years ago and as I instructed in multiple schools and clinics, the PU has the call at 3rd in this situation. The plate umpire has the time and unobstructed access to 3rd base.
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