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Originally posted by PWL
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Originally posted by briancurtin
"i got 3" or "i got third," the communication with a base umpire, is one i assume will pop up in this thread, but id like to hear from some people about their thoughts on this.
im pretty sure something along the lines of "i'm up, john" or just "i'm up" was the better option coming from a few discussions i've read on this. what do you people use?
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Good to discuss at pre-game. Pro clinics teach to run up the line in foul territory, and shout, "I got third, if he goes." When you see the runner is going to third, cut inside to fair territory and shout, "I got third, I got third".
The first shout you can also use, "I got third if he goes, (insert first name). I prefer this one as not to get confused with player's shouts.
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thats what i used for a while, but working older levels of baseball, talking about third can get confused in the heat of a play as a player-to-player conversation. ive had a few partners early on not realize i'm covering third when using that line. i mean they know the coverage (most of the time), but they cheated over towards 3B and looked surprised i was there. since my change to saying "i'm up, [name]" there hasnt been anything wrong or any mix ups.
also, i forgot about the first comment about pre-game. even when i mentioned "i got third" as the communication, it was sometimes still not heard/interpreted with fan noise and lots of people yelling "third." maybe its just me, but i feel that i am definitely loud enough on the field and it still caused troubles here and there.
[Edited by briancurtin on Jan 19th, 2006 at 12:41 AM]
Thu Jan 19, 2006, 12:38am
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