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SanDiegoRealist posted: I would also look at what the coach was telling the runner to do.

 

It’s very difficult for SKs to watch the play, i.e. the fielders and runners, and have the presence of mind to look at the base coach to see what he’s doing. To be honest, it’s very seldom I notice a coach’s actions. In this case, without paying some attention to the batter/runner, it would be difficult to say why he went to 2nd, if he did.

 

Good question.

Everyone has instant replay, right? I threw that out there as a possible aspect to help score. I agree, our eyes aren't everywhere, but as soon as a ball is booted and there is a runner in motion I would tend to look in that direction. I also know it's pretty easy to pick out a 3B coach waving his arms frantically to send a runner home. That is why when we score games from our scoring booth we typically talk about what happened between 2-3 people to be able to score a difficult play as accurately as possible. One set of eyes is often not adequate.

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