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Old Mon Aug 01, 2016, 12:51pm
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My theory? U1 was unfamiliar with 3 umpire mechanics and was wingin' it.
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My theory? U1 was unfamiliar with 3 umpire mechanics and was wingin' it.
If that is the case, got to wonder about PGF/whoever did the assigning of officials unfamiliar with 3 man mechanics on a nationally televised championship game.
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If that is the case, got to wonder about PGF/whoever did the assigning of officials unfamiliar with 3 man mechanics on a nationally televised championship game.
Yeah, but mere speculation on my part, since U1 is the usual position a 3-umpire rookie gets put it, and he was positioned where he was supposed to be if it was 2-umpire.
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Never mind - looked it up
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Yeah, but mere speculation on my part, since U1 is the usual position a 3-umpire rookie gets put it, and he was positioned where he was supposed to be if it was 2-umpire.
Isn't the usual rookie position U3?
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Old Mon Aug 01, 2016, 04:03pm
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Isn't the usual rookie position U3?
What I've seen is rookies put at U1 with the explanation that much will be familiar wrt starting positions, making the most common BU call (at 1B) etc.

Although, in my first ever 3 umpire game I was at U3. I think, though, that was because my partners wanted to make me run!
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PGF 18u is assigned by Smokey supposedly only using NCAA D1 umpires
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What I've seen is rookies put at U1 with the explanation that much will be familiar wrt starting positions, making the most common BU call (at 1B) etc.

Although, in my first ever 3 umpire game I was at U3. I think, though, that was because my partners wanted to make me run!


We always stuck the rookie at the rabbit. Mainly bc we don't want them to forget to cover home on the rotation. But I can see Dakotas point about U1 being the more familiar spot
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My theory? U1 was unfamiliar with 3 umpire mechanics and was wingin' it.
Were the other 2 asleep?
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