Canada v. USA

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

PU should rarely ever go into the diamond when covering 3B. It is better to make the call from outside the line. You can get a great 90 from there. There is no need to come in to get a backwards 90 to 3B. It is inferior on 90% of calls from there and no benefit is gained which would out way the fact your back is turned on most of the players and the field and where the ball is coming from.

The advantage of PU going inside the diamond on calls at 3B is that if the throw's off, you're now out of the way of a potential play at HP. Also, if the runner reacts quickly to the errant throw, they may continue stride and round 3B. You're now in a good position to take them to HP, out of the way of a throw, and it's a shorter distance to get a good 90 on a tag at HP.