Should base umpire ever be in Position B?

[scrounge]

How on earth is the angle to first better in C than B? It's essentially the same line, just farther away. Unless your definition of C is different than mine.

You may be better off on steals a bit in C than B. Unless the shortstop makes the play. Then you'll have a great view of the shortstop's butt, but maybe not the play. Sometimes it will be better, sometimes not, but combined with positioning for pickoffs, B is the better choice.