Angle at the plate

[bossman72]

I prefer 3BLX 90% of the time. Funny... The other day, I actually read a throw from the outfield being on line, went to 1BLX, and there ended up being a swipe tag since R2 did a hook slide. So, wasn't in the best position to see the tag/miss OR R2 touching the plate, so I made my best judgment.

Moral of the story, when in doubt, go to 3BLX

[yo...blue...]

Originally Posted by bossman72

Moral of the story, when in doubt, go to 3BLX

When in doubt, stay at the point of the plate. 3BLX will not give you proper angle if the plate is being blocked.

[David B]

Originally Posted by yo...blue...

When in doubt, stay at the point of the plate. 3BLX will not give you proper angle if the plate is being blocked.

That is good advice, but in this type of play, at point of plate you are blocked and cannot see the tag since the runner has slide around the plate.

So you either have to move a step or so one way or the other. I usually choose to move to 1BLX but that is simply preference.

Thanks
David

[dash_riprock]

From that camera angle, it's tough to tell how far away from the play PU is, but he may be a tad too close. Being right on top of it usually does not help.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by dash_riprock

From that camera angle, it's tough to tell how far away from the play PU is, but he may be a tad too close. Being right on top of it usually does not help.

Who told you this? He's not to close. Tag plays are not like force plays. Unless you are actually interfering with the play itself, there is no such thing as too close to a tag.

[dash_riprock]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Unless you are actually interfering with the play itself, there is no such thing as too close to a tag.

Who told you this?

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by dash_riprock

Who told you this?

Jon Bible, Carl Childress, Paul Runge, Mike DiMuro, Eddie Lopez, Mark Hetland....many others. You are supposed to get much closer to a tag than to a force play. Many times, you cannot see a tag from far away. That is why you see umpires right on top of tag plays (8 to 10 feet) and far away on force plays (15 to 18 feet). This is why you run to the cutout to make the call on steals, but stay closer to B or C for force plays.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by yo...blue...

When in doubt, stay at the point of the plate. 3BLX will not give you proper angle if the plate is being blocked.

I agree, and you get instant rep power for this post. What? Wrong forum? Oh, never mind then.