New NFHS Two-Umpire Mechanic.
I have an intense dislike for the new NFHS Two-Umpire mechanic that requires the BU to be in the "B" position when there are Runners on 1B and 3B. I can truly say without exaggeration or hyperbole that well over 95% of the time I have had this situation, I have only been in the "B" for not more than two pitches because the Offensive Team has its Runner on 1B steal 2B and the Defensive Team lets the Runner steal 2B due to Catcher Indifference. Stupid, stupid mechanic.
I guess I am getting lazy and senile in my old age. :p MTD, Sr. |
I don't agree at all. The college mechanic has always been B with R1 and R3. Does it bother you to take 4 steps to the C after R1 steals 2nd? The potential steal of 2nd is why you are in B in the first place.
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Standard PBUC 2-man has U1 in B with a runner at 1st or 1st and 3rd.
Why did NFHS, ever think that U1 should be pre-pitch positioned in C, I'll never know. |
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Our state, which uses our own manual instead of NFHS, has used this positioning for several years, with no complaints that I'm aware of. |
The double steal is only just one possibility. There are more things that could happen that makes the B position a more advantageous position than C in the 1st/3rd configuration.
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1) Use C whenever there's a runner at second or third. 2) Use C whenever a (single) steal of third is possible. 3) Use B whenever a (single) steal of second is possible. I started my training with #1. My state uses #2 for HS. I prefer #3. |
You want to call a potential pickoff play at 1st from C ??
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I don't work NFHS so I am in B in that situation, but C can't be that bad. With C you start with a better angle than you would have in B, and on a pick the only thing you can do from B is take a big step towards the plate to try to gain a better angle. From C, you can probably step towards the mound to get an even better angle as well as a little bit closer.
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Again, most umpires can handle it from C easily but, it just looks better from B. |
Junior and I had a varsity game this afternoon. Six times today I went to the "B" position with Runners on 1B and 3B and each and every time the Runner on 1B stole 2B on Catcher's Indifference on the very first pitch to the Batter.
MTD, Sr. |
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