identifying runners

[steveshane67]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

It is relatively simple. A player is listed as they enter the scenario. Your antiquated "baseball based" format, a player is locked into a label for a single action after which the label is changed. In the softball format, a runner needs to be labeled only once.

For convenience, all players of the team in the field are given a number in accordance to their fielding position. All
fielders are referred to as

F with their proper position number:

F1

pitcher

F2

catcher

F3

first baseman

F4

second baseman

F5

third baseman

F6

shortstop

F7

left fielder

F8

center fielder

F9

right fielder

F10

extra fielder

A runner is referred to as

R. If there is more than one runner on base:

R1

is the one farthest in advance

R2

the one next farthest in advance

R3

is the third runner to be on base
Each batter is referred to as B and if there are two runners on base and one out, the batter is B4.

The bases are referred to as:

1B

first base

2B

second base

3B

third base
The outfield is referred to as:

RF

right field

CF

center field

LF left field

Are you just f'in with me bc i said more than once that you were condescending??? I hope you dont talk to people like that in real life, or if you do, I hope you know how to handle yourself [physically]

Why the need to mention anything about position players of bases??

You are correct, the runners only need to be labeled once, but they have to be qualified every time. You have to specify which base each runner is on in the "softball format" which is what this whole thread was supposed to be about. Why is the system set up that way and not setup with R2 always means runner on 2nd.... Before I started the thread I tried to think of a logical explanation, but couldnt think of one, hence a thread was created to find an answer.

Let me put this another way, you dont call the home plate ump, U1 who is behind home plate, you call him PU. The P tells you everything you need to know about the umps position and needs no further clarification, why does the same theory not apply to runners?