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[LMan]

Originally Posted by drh898

If I'm in RF where do I stand and what am I looking for?

Between innings? GLMs, of course. Its in Chapter Four of your mechanics manual.

[DG]

Originally Posted by drh898

Between innings should the BU stand in right field and not on the foul line by 1st base and up the line to avoid being hit by an errant throw?

If you stand in RF you will in F9's way. Find a spot in short RF, somewhere out behind F4's position in the outfield 20 or 30 feet. Where you stand is not critical though, as long as you are far enough out there that no coach would come that far to discuss anything with you that might have happened in the last half inning.

[Dave Hensley]

Originally Posted by drh898

Had a situation the other day. I'm in C postion, men on 1st and 3rd. Short pop-up to left field, down the third base side. Believing the PU has the call I start I start looking for tag ups and watching runners in case ball drops safely. PU tells me between innings I blew it and it should have been my call. I still don't think it was, but what is your opinion? Should I forget runners and go out? BTW, shortstop makes diving catch just inside foul line.

Ask you learned elder who has fair/foul responsibility on the play he thought you had the catch/no catch call. Hopefully a lightbulb will illuminate in his head.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by drh898

Had a situation the other day. I'm in C postion, men on 1st and 3rd. Short pop-up to left field, down the third base side. Believing the PU has the call I start I start looking for tag ups and watching runners in case ball drops safely. PU tells me between innings I blew it and it should have been my call. I still don't think it was, but what is your opinion? Should I forget runners and go out? BTW, shortstop makes diving catch just inside foul line.

Even when it's "obvious" the umpires could / should communicate who is taking the ball.

[UMP25]

Indeed. After all, isn't assumption the mother of all f-ups?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Even when it's "obvious" the umpires could / should communicate who is taking the ball.

Indeed. I always call out, "I got the ball" when I got the ball.