4 Man Mechanics - Pressure @2nd base

[Rich]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

Curious as to how this is handled in different parts of the Country.

• 4 man crew
• Bases loaded
• Infield playing on the grass (in)

My curiosity came about when I saw this situation with all runners in a deep secondary. The umpire looked as if he were trapped in front of 2nd base with no where to go. The batter smashed a shot for a base clearing home run, so I never got to see what the situation would come to.

I believe that I would choose the old mechanic of slipping out between F4 & 2nd base and position myself on the dirt. This would keep me out of the "mix".

Like I said, I just want to know how you guys deal with this situation.

The ML umpires manual puts the umpire behind the fielders in this situation in 4-man.

[ozzy6900]

Thank you gentlemen for answering. It seems that we agree to get off the grass in this situation and that is what I was looking for.

[TussAgee11]

the deep deep C position is taught by schools but there is leeway to move yourself to deep deep B if players ask you to move (because you are in the way, which you probably already realize at that point)

[briancurtin]

CCA has U2 in deep B with the bases loaded.
I don't see how any C-based positions could work well with the bases loaded and the infield in. You are proably in the way of either F6 or R2, take your pick. In a deep deep B, you are behind F4 with no one else to worry about.