Cutoff Question

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by canadaump6

The pitcher should cut it if he thinks the throw won't retire the runner, otherwise nothing wrong with a straight up challenge of the runner.

The two most common cutoff men are F3 and F5, depending on the situation and from where the ball is being fielded. F4 or F6 are normally relay man (not cutoff man) on triple/possible inside-the-park homers. The pitcher should have been backing up either 3rd or home, depending on where the throw was likely to go, in this case 3rd.

It sounds like everything worked out okay with F6 cutting off your throw (unless you are convinced you would have had R1 at third), but he is not the traditional cutoff man on these plays.