Neighborhood Play

[Rich]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I look at what I need to look at. If there's a reason to have to look to see if F4/6 touches the base (an off-line throw, a strange angel to the base, ...) I do so. If it's a routine play where R1 is out by 30', then I'm not paying the touch much attention.

Ed Zachary. Just don't have a wide throw pulling the fielder 2 feet off the base so he can turn it and then argue for a neighborhood play at second.

It's the same at first base. If the BR is out by 15 feet, I don't really care if F3 pulls away early on a true throw. Now, if the play is a whacker, then F3 better stay there until the throw hits the glove.