"The V" Mechanics

[Tim C]

All I can tell you is what it means in "my" area of the world.

We use the terms "Big Cone" and "Small Cone" and "Big V" and "Small V" interchangably. They are only mentioned on fly balls.

For us it is very simple.

When the base umpire is in "B" or "C" he takes all catch/no catch in the "Big V" (i.e. Left and Right Fielder coming straight in or ANY catch that moves either of those positions towards Center Field.

This leaves the PU with F7 and F9 if they move towards either foul line.

The Base Umpire also takes all catch/no catch in the "Small V" (i.e. F6 and F4 coming straight in or moving towards the second base bag).

This leaves the PU taking all catch/no catch plays that takes F6 towards third base, all catches by F5, all plays that take F4 towards first base and all catches by F3.

Since my area has been moving towards CCA mechanics we no longer use this mechanic unless you are working with a "Super Big Dog" that can't learn new tricks.

I hope to he11 that this is the mechanic you are asking about!!!!!!!!!!