Who's on third?

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by RPatrino

PWL, please explain your point.....

(I will probably regret this)

I'm not PWL, but...

Fed nomenclature has R1 as the leading runner, thus, with bases loaded, or runner at third only or runners at second and third or runners at first and third, the runner at third is R1.

R2 is the next runner and R3 is the last runner. So, in FED nomenclature, with bases loaded you would have R1, R2, R3 where you would expect to find R3, R2 and R1.

The runners in FED keep their designation, so, again, if the bases were loaded and all runners advanced one base on a hit, R2 would now be on third.

[RPatrino]

Ah, I never expected that degree of subtlety. I suspected that's what he meant, but actually was waiting for some mis-read of a rule.. Thanks Mr. B.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by PWL

I suppose if they throw behind the runner and he continues home, someone needs to be in position to make that call, also.

Baseball common sense. Get some.

That would be the PU, which is where he should be on this play, at the plate. He has no business at 3rd base on a ball down the RF line. He has the fair/foul, catch/no catch, and the plate. That's it. The BU has the rest.

Baseball common sense. We all got it. How come you think you're the only one who ever played baseball?

[SAump]

Originally Posted by Carl Childress

A supervisor for an independent minor league says the PU should take that play at third, even if it's the first play after the catch.
Any thoughts?

Base umpire covers the first play in the infield.

[BigUmp56]

Originally Posted by PWL

I suppose if they throw behind the runner and he continues home, someone needs to be in position to make that call, also.

Baseball common sense. Get some.

It's as I suspected. Your flippant comment about how others are making this hard shows you have yet to grasp the intricacies of two man mechanics. You should be able to anticipate where a throw might be going on the play, but there's no way to judge exactly where it's going until the play unfolds. I can see you stuck out of position hoping they don't throw behind the runner instead of getting yourself in a position to see it if they do. A good umpire is proactive on the bases.


Tim.