Coverage

[Just Curious]

Originally posted by Gulf Coast Blue

I have always been taught that there are times (although few) that it was acceptable for the PU to cover third and the BU to slip in and cover home in the 2 man system........

Have we been teaching it wrong.........??

Speaking FED.....That's what I was taught in our association... That, when there are multiple runners, the BU will back-up the PU by covering home in the event that the PU was covering 3rd...
I was also taught that the BU covers a single base-runner all the way to and including third. I would have expected, as a BU, to make both of those calls....

Originally posted by Gulf Coast Blue
The BU owns the runner to 3rd.............in this case.........the veteran umpire recognized that the BU had NO idea that she should take this play to 3rd, so he slid up the line to cover the play at third (correctly in my book).............
Joel

I guess my question would be, should the vet have bailed the rookie out in this case? I, personally, would have let her make the call.