Mechanics question

[youngump]

Originally Posted by umpirebob71

Generally, we go with the PU taking the lead runner, with the BU taking the trailing runner(s) with multiple runners on.

So, the only way I can see this happening is with a ball hit very sharply to left. On such a ball, where are you moving to as PU to see this call? You're obviously not going to get very close but what would you do to try and buy some angle?
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[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by youngump

So, the only way I can see this happening is with a ball hit very sharply to left. On such a ball, where are you moving to as PU to see this call? You're obviously not going to get very close but what would you do to try and buy some angle?

Sorry, but I dont agree that you wont be in good position. You should be in good to excellent position to make this call with a natural 90. The harder job on this call IMO is BU's.

It seems to me this call has two flavors -

1 where you are moving on the hit because that play is obviously happening right now and you should be in real decent on the position because you read the play is going there (or potentially there). This would be perhaps something like a liner one hopped by left field.

1 where you are still moving, but perhaps held a little by fair/foul catch/no catch, it which case the runner is held as well (or there wouldnt be a play there to worry about). (mid to deep fly)

So once you determine fairfoulcatchnocatch, you can be moving and also in good position, you should be the runner in flavor 2 because you can still come up the line or into the infield plenty.

[kcg NC2Ablu]

hustle your *** off and get as good an angle as you can get.... however I have seen people deviate from that and on the sharp hit ball with a force play comming into effect letting the base umpire take it.... btw this is one of those times where I say we need three man all the time we can get it and when we cant sometimes were just Fd

[KJUmp]

PU 's call at 3rd. Wade hit the nail on the head with his reply. This is not a hard play to cover for a 2 man crew. This is basic bread and butter coverage that happens often in a game and should be covered seamlessly by 2 good umps who know what they're doing. So even the times that it play may get a little dicey (shoestring catch, trap, LF foul line, etc.) as Wade stated, get your angles, work the coverage. Pause, read, react. Don't over complicate
things.
A 3 man crew is not always the answer to good coverage of a play.