Almost embarrased myself

[DTQ_Blue]

I'm BU, there is a runner at 1B, batter hits ball in the air to RF, I sprint to my position inside the diamond thinking the ball may be going over F9s head. As I pivot I watch R1 touch 2B, and quickly try to pick up the ball to see if it's on its way back to IF. I see F9 with her back to the IF seeming to be picking the ball off the ground, but I didn't see the ball. I then look to my right to try to pick up BR, but I don't see her. I hold my gaze to my right for a second looking for BR and the next thing I see is action at 2B out of the left corner of my eye. Somehow I had missed BR altogether, and was not ready for the play at 2B. As I look toward 2B I see F4 having just applied a tag to BR who was on the base and they are both looking up at me for the call.

I give a safe signal figuring all hell will break loose if I'm wrong, at which point I'd go immediately to my partner and hope he could bail me out. Not a peep followed my call, so I at least had the right call.

Now one of a few things could have happened.

First perhaps I used enough time watching R1 touch 2B and then trying to pick up the ball, that BR was able to get past my visual zone before I realized it, so I'm looking for the train after it left the station. If this is what happened, then maybe I should watch R1 touch 2B first, then look for BR and then look for the ball. Comments?

The other interesting wrinkle is that tonight was the first time I have used glasses on the field. They are progressives with a close up correction for reading and a very very slight distance correction. Though I don't need them to call plays, I decided to use them for a twilight game because they help me read my indicator better in low light conditions. From what I read when I decided to get progressives vs bifocals, progressives can hamper your lateral vision, they are best for looking straight ahead. So perhaps that is why I couldn't catch BR passing me out of the corner of my eye. I'm thinking that I won't be wearing my glasses on the field again.

I know I didn't look good at all on that play, but it could have been a lot worse and I learned a few things.