No one has ever told me this before...

[LMan]

Originally Posted by David B

If your association is doing this, you ought to look for a new one - that is simply bad mechanics. PU take the first play at third??

Not only does he have a horrible angle but he is making the call at 50+ ft where BU has a great angle from B and is only about 30 ft from the call or so.

How can PU ever see a sweep tag or if the runner does a hook slide?

Not possible. I would definitely ask for some explaination from the association trainer etc.,

Thanks
David

not that the following is absolutely definitive, but from my last camp the MLB instructor-umpire reiterated that the only 2 plays that the PU can/should 'help' at 3B in the 2-man are R1 and R1-R3 when the ball leaves the infield and PU can take a potential play of the lead runner at 3B.

Ive never, ever heard of PU taking ANY play at 3B on a ball to the infield.