Three umpire mechanics question

[KJUmp]

Originally Posted by Andy

This was in our recent SP National - winner's bracket final game.



This is exactly what happened. U1 was our top umpire in the tournament, U3 was in her first national tournament with not a whole lot of experience in the 3 umpire system. My feedback to them was that U3 should have taken the whole rundown, she never moved too far away from third and I heard no communication between U1 and U3.

IMO there's the problem (red text).

As AtlUmpSteve pointed out earlier.....variation [requires] communication.

Now you were there Andy and I wasn't; and I'm not questioning your feed back to U3, BUT U1 ("your top umpire in the tournament") being more experienced, I feel should have initiated the necessary communication with U3 on the play.
Winners bracket final in a National.....top ump, experience at Nats on the crew....that kind of umpire has to take on some leadership in that sitch....esp. w/ a Nats rookie. JMO