Horrible Mechanics

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Reffing Rev.

Possible catch...
I'm coming to 3rd, "I'm at 3rd!"
Once I said I'm at 3rd, I'm at 3rd.
If the ball is dropped, I'm still at 3rd.
I'm not bailing on BU who now has two other runners to watch.

Most of my pre-games go something like this ... with runners on, ball leaves the infield, PU has lead guy at 3rd and then everone else is BU's. And BU always has BR at 3rd.

You are not AT THIRD. The proper voice is: "I've got third if he tags." Go to the library and wait.

Once the ball is caught and there's a runner and throw, THEN it's "I've got third! I've got third!" as you bust into fair ground into the cutout.

Once the ball drops, your place is at the plate in case R2 tries to score on the base hit.

All of this is pretty basic 2-man stuff, really.