3 man mechanics question

IRISHMAFIA

AtlUmpSteve wrote
It's amazing to me that no one has "created" 4-umpire mechanics. I have a set of 3-umpire and 4-umpire coverage handouts given to me by Henry Pollard at the 2002 ASA National Umpire School in Killeen, Texas.

What is more accurate to say is that ASA 4-umpire mechanics were never officially included in the Umpire Manual; and that, when the new regime took over, the broom swept out everything not published to the general public via the Umpire Manual. There are many specific recommended mechanics no longer approved because they weren't ever in the Manual.

That version of 4-umpire still has rotations; any time a base umpire chases, another umpire has to rotate (always clock-wise) to cover that opening. Same as MLB, relative to rotations.

Yep, I probably have the same handouts from Henry. And you are correct how all that information was handled by ASA.

Of course, you are correct. My mind was more along the line of the play being discussed, a ball to the infield with runners on. My bad.

The difference though is that with a 4-umpire crew, there will always (okay, SHOULD always) be 3 umpires remaining in the IF which makes the rotation much easier.

wadeintothem

IRISHMAFIA wrote
What's the matter? Did the tree you hug daily get cut down?

Hey now, we've gone around and around and I've never been so low as to insinuate you are a tree hugging liberal. Have you no line you will not cross?

You..you..you hillary loving obama messiah voter.

IRISHMAFIA

wadeintothem wrote
Hey now, we've gone around and around and I've never been so low as to insinuate you are a tree hugging liberal. Have you no line you will not cross?

You..you..you hillary loving obama messiah voter.

Actually, since our gutless congress has decided to become business partners with the financial, insurance and, coming soon, the transportation world, I figure we are going to need someone familiar with running a socialist government, so Vladimir Putin comes to mind.😉

wadeintothem

IRISHMAFIA wrote
Actually, since our gutless congress has decided to become business partners with the financial, insurance and, coming soon, the transportation world, I figure we are going to need someone familiar with running a socialist government, so Vladimir Putin comes to mind.😉

Got that right...

Wheres a good Stalin when ya really need him.

NCASAUmp

wadeintothem wrote
Got that right...

Wheres a good Stalin when ya really need him.

Dunno about Stalin, but I hear you can get Lenin for cheap. 😮

wadeintothem

NCASAUmp wrote
Dunno about Stalin, but I hear you can get Lenin for cheap. :eek:

Is he still fresh as a daisy?

bkbjones

wadeintothem wrote
Is he still fresh as a daisy?

Lenin, Muslim...why all this discussion about fabric?

NCASAUmp

wadeintothem wrote
Is he still fresh as a daisy?

Don't think the daisies would want anything to do with all the chemicals used to embalm him.

Wouldn't be surprised if someday, his glass box ended up on Russian eBay.

CajunNewBlue

NCASAUmp wrote
Wouldn't be surprised if someday, his glass box ended up on Russian eBay.

now thats funny 🙂 (mostly because my wife would probably bid on it... sigh)

NCASAUmp

CajunNewBlue wrote
now thats funny 🙂 (mostly because my wife would probably bid on it... sigh)

Have you blocked the QVC channel yet?

CajunNewBlue

NCASAUmp wrote
Have you blocked the QVC channel yet?

ack... I might have to do that. 🙂

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