New (Old) 4 Man Mechanics

[Always Wright]

At some point last night (about the 7th inning) I switched to the Yankees - Chisox game just to see the score - not much else on last night. The Yankees had a runner on 2nd with 0 outs. The next batter hit a liner to 2B. There was a throw to 2nd and I thought I saw U2 on the outfield side of 2B. That certainly caught my attention so I kept watching. Sure enough, during the next AB R2 stole 3rd. The replay angle was from the camera high atop the Stadium so you could see the entire infield. Sure enough, U2 was positioned behind the runner, to the left of the SS - almost in a direct line with the baseline from 1B to 2B. Very old school AL style of umpiring. I checked the box score today and saw that it was Tim Welke's crew and his brother Bill was working 2B. Anybody know what's up with that or what to make of it? I don't think I have seen a U2 work that way since the 1970's.

Chris Wright
Brooklyn, NY