2 Man Responsibilities/Mechanics

[rah718]

All points are well taken. As a veteran of over 25 yrs of umpiring I have seen many different scenarios. I just believe that the mechanic is wrong.

I would think it would be more advantageous for the PU to take fair/foul, the catch and the runner at first which are all in line with each other rather than use your peripheral.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by rah718

All points are well taken. As a veteran of over 25 yrs of umpiring I have seen many different scenarios. I just believe that the mechanic is wrong.

I would think it would be more advantageous for the PU to take fair/foul, the catch and the runner at first which are all in line with each other rather than use your peripheral.

No argument. But do you have a solution for the runner at 3B? Now, BU is going to have two runners in opposite ranges of vision. Does BU watch it from inside or outside? Who has the call at 1B if there is a throwback there?

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Does BU watch it from inside or outside? Who has the call at 1B if there is a throwback there?

If the mechanic was changed to have the PU take the tag at 1st and the BU the others; then the throw to 1st would also have to be PU; and of course any play at HP might be the difficult part.

If the mechanic was changed to have the PU take the tag at 1st; the better place for the BU taking the 2nd/3rd tagups is outside near the 3BL, IOW C3. That allows a good angle and a clear path to 2nd for any play there.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

If the mechanic was changed to have the PU take the tag at 1st and the BU the others; then the throw to 1st would also have to be PU; and of course any play at HP might be the difficult part.

Which brings us back to what is more important, and throwback to 1B or a play at the plate which may or may not score a run.

If the mechanic was changed to have the PU take the tag at 1st

; the better place for the BU taking the 2nd/3rd tagups is outside near the 3BL, IOW C3. That allows a good angle and a clear path to 2nd for any play there.

I agree with the 1st part, but there is no clear path to a good position for a call at 2B. If you try to call if from the outside, you may be at a 180 to the play. The best place would be inside (IMO), but to get there, you have to deal with either R1 or R2.

And in either case, that is a good distance to close and still get a good position from outside the 3BL

[Steve M]

Originally Posted by rah718

All points are well taken. As a veteran of over 25 yrs of umpiring I have seen many different scenarios. I just believe that the mechanic is wrong.

I would think it would be more advantageous for the PU to take fair/foul, the catch and the runner at first which are all in line with each other rather than use your peripheral.

I can see your point of thinking there is an advantage to having the PU do that. However, see Mike's points about handling the runner at 3B. When you consider that runner, you have a problem with your proposed mechanic.

[NCASAUmp]

Where are our manners, guys?

Welcome to the board, rah718. You've come to the right place for answers.