Mechanics Question

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by egj13

He was on the 3rd base side...did you mean he SHOULD have been on 1B side?

He said he was at 1BLX. He meant he was at 1BLX... because the umpire WAS at 1BLX. What exactly are you "correcting" here?

[egj13]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

He said he was at 1BLX. He meant he was at 1BLX... because the umpire WAS at 1BLX. What exactly are you "correcting" here?

Ignore...mis-read

[x-tremeump]

Start at POP and move, on line throw 1BLX, possible off line throw 3BLX and if needed move around to the infield area. Works every Time BB & SB.

[zm1283]

1BLX is pretty much going the way of the Dodo bird. You can get the same look by staying on F2's left hip and letting him dictate your positioning.

[x-tremeump]

Originally Posted by zm1283

1BLX is pretty much going the way of the Dodo bird. You can get the same look by staying on F2's left hip and letting him dictate your positioning.

If you have an on line throw, with the runner out by 3 feet, F1 standing just in front of the dish, Where does the DODO Bird make his observation & call from ????

[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by xtreamump

If you have an on line throw, with the runner out by 3 feet, F1 standing just in front of the dish, Where does the DODO Bird make his observation & call from ????

Point of the plate.

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by xtreamump

If you have an on line throw, with the runner out by 3 feet, F1 standing just in front of the dish, Where does the DODO Bird make his observation & call from ????

Most runners, even if out by three feet, are going to hook slide and you'll get a swipe tag. That or they will give themselves up. At amateur levels, they aren't usually going to crash the catcher, so you're not going to have a collision play requiring you to go 1BLX.

[UMP45]

Start at point of the plate. Read play and adjust. They also now teach if you read a swipe to stay on the catchers hip. Also called "watch the wallet".

[x-tremeump]

Originally Posted by zm1283

most runners, even if out by three feet, are going to hook slide and you'll get a swipe tag. That or they will give themselves up. At amateur levels, they aren't usually going to crash the catcher, so you're not going to have a collision play requiring you to go 1blx.

+1 you me and the dodo bird

[bluehair]

Originally Posted by zm1283

Most runners, even if out by three feet, are going to hook slide and you'll get a swipe tag. That or they will give themselves up. At amateur levels, they aren't usually going to crash the catcher, so you're not going to have a collision play requiring you to go 1BLX.

Ball in F2 mitt in plenty of time, runner is going straight in, getting a foot through to the plate while a tag is being applied, you can't see which happen first in 3BLX (you can't even see the tag, your view is blocked by F2). Best view here would be 1BLX.

I've met umpires that only used 1BLX, then learned the benefit of 3BLX and now think that 3BLX is the only place to be. You can't just scrap 1BLX. Start at POP, read, and move.