Are you seriously maintaining that you're fast enough to get to that position on the play I described with a good age group playing? In the time it takes a fast runner to cover 40-ish feet --starting moving -- you can go from set to a position 65 feet away? What should a slower guy like me do? If the runners going 40 feet, you have about 35 feet to work with for me.
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While I am faster than the average umpire, it depends on the situation. Lets say that on a particular play you were not fast enough or even possible for anyone to be in the ideal position; that doesnt change the ideal position.

You asked where SHOULD you be.

A 90 10-12 is ideal "by the book", sometimes I close from there on a tag play as it develops depending on what is happening.

Remember...

Angle over distance.

You already have the angle. Close the distance the best you can.

I don't have the angle Wade suggested, but I'm thinking more angle is the best thing I can get here. On this play, I'd want to work inside toward the circle to try and get at least 120 to the throw.

What angle would you suggest for this play?
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Actually, I'd want to be as far up the 3B line as I could reasonably get and just inside the line. If this is a tag play, 90-degree angle to the tag. If this is a force play, then outside the line may be pretty good, so I've got a look at the throw being caught and the runner hitting the base.

Sure it does. If I run toward the position you are suggesting and make it about 45 feet, I will be straightlined to the throw. Unless someone explains to me something better I want angle on this throw so I'm going inside.
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You'd be straightlined to the throw though.
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If you go inside that far, you will get dinged on an eval. When they want you to think, they'll post it for you in the umpire manual. :cool:

Way too much emphasis placed on speed in this game, at least, for umpires.

Get to where you need to be at the best angle you can get. I've worked 6-man games that still didn't cover every possible angle imaginable, so don't worry about it and just do the best you can.

Hey, boss...it wasn't me that came up with this crazy idea.

My partner was the one that presented this to me saying..."that's the way we are doing it in Texas."

I just wanted to see if anyone else is doing or teaching that the BU has a call at third in the OP.

Thread over! :cool:

No need to get up in arms over being too far away on a fast-developing play. You'd be surprised how well you can see with just a good angle.

Part of the positioning is going to be based on read & react. So, While I might get straightlined, it's not likely.

From what part of Texas? I can't imagine that ever being taught in the Dallas area.