It should be common sense, but...

[Rita C]

Originally Posted by Manny A

One that happened to me recently was when I had a two-man partner who covered catch/no-catch from the A position on balls hit from F8 all the way to foul territory. He caught me totally unaware as I tracked a ball going deep into center that F8 failed to catch at the fence. I didn't see him until the ball landed on the ground.

Thank goodness that the defense didn't appeal the BR's touch of first base, because I had no clue.

Everyone is reacting oddly to this one.

Do you really expect BU in A to cover the centerfielder moving back on the ball?

Rita

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Rita C

Everyone is reacting oddly to this one.

Do you really expect BU in A to cover the centerfielder moving back on the ball?

Rita

Depends which way he turns. He turns towards me in A, I'm going out.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Rita C

Everyone is reacting oddly to this one.

Do you really expect BU in A to cover the centerfielder moving back on the ball?

Rita

That is the one ball that BU has to get. PU will have F8 between him and the ball.

On just about any other trouble ball, if BU has a brain fart, a crew can fake the funk. On this, there's no way.

[GA Umpire]

Originally Posted by Manny A

One that happened to me recently was when I had a two-man partner who covered catch/no-catch from the A position on balls hit from F8 all the way to foul territory. He caught me totally unaware as I tracked a ball going deep into center that F8 failed to catch at the fence. I didn't see him until the ball landed on the ground.

Thank goodness that the defense didn't appeal the BR's touch of first base, because I had no clue.

Did you cover him at 2B? I would think you were at least halfway to 2B by the time the ball touched the ground. You do go out to the mound (or as far as you can get) on fly balls to the outfield with no runners on base. Don't you?

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by GA Umpire

Did you cover him at 2B? I would think you were at least halfway to 2B by the time the ball touched the ground. You do go out to the mound (or as far as you can get) on fly balls to the outfield with no runners on base. Don't you?

Yes, once I finally saw my partner, I did take the BR.

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by Manny A

Yes, once I finally saw my partner, I did take the BR.

Partner should give a verbal, "I'm going out". Always helps. Depends on who I'm working with if I go out on a deep trouble ball to almost straight away CF. We generally work F9 to foul area most of the time.