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NewUmpire5,000+ posts

In a 2 man system, runner on 1st and 3rd. Ball hit to the OF. As batter / runner rounds first, who is watching for the obstruction? Field umpire is taking the runner fron 1st to 3rd. Plate ump is watching runner from 3rd cross. I can see where the runner from 3rd crosses at same time as runner rounds 1st. The runner at 3rd isn't busting it home as he will be easily safe... the batter / runner busts out of the box to advance to second on throw to third.

6/30/1410:01 AM

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SwampboyHSBBWeb Administrator

Originally Posted by NewUmpire:

In a 2 man system, runner on 1st and 3rd. Ball hit to the OF. As batter / runner rounds first, who is watching for the obstruction? Field umpire is taking the runner fron 1st to 3rd. Plate ump is watching runner from 3rd cross. I can see where the runner from 3rd crosses at same time as runner rounds 1st. The runner at 3rd isn't busting it home as he will be easily safe... the batter / runner busts out of the box to advance to second on throw to third.

This is a rotation play. Plate umpire moves toward 3b in foul territory, informs partner he has third if the the runner comes, glances back to see the touch of home plate, moves into the cutout if both ball and runner are coming to 3b to make the call, announcing as he does that he has third.

Field umpire has the touch at 2b and the batter-runner all the way. Obstruction on the batter-runner is his call. That's one of the purposes of the rotation--to give the two runners who might have something interesting happen along their journeys each be the primary object of attention of a single umpire and to relegate the uncontested touches to peripheral observation.

dash_riprock1,000+ posts

Originally Posted by Swampboy:

Originally Posted by NewUmpire:

This is a rotation play. Plate umpire moves toward 3b in foul territory, informs partner he has third if the the runner comes, glances back to see the touch of home plate, moves into the cutout if both ball and runner are coming to 3b to make the call, announcing as he does that he has third.

Field umpire has the touch at 2b and the batter-runner all the way. Obstruction on the batter-runner is his call. That's one of the purposes of the rotation--to give the two runners who might have something interesting happen along their journeys each be the primary object of attention of a single umpire and to relegate the uncontested touches to peripheral observation.

Well-said, S'boy. PU also has the B/R at the plate if the D plays pinball with the baseball.

7/2/145:45 PM

TX-Ump74100+ posts

... gotta be looking everywhere

7/3/142:30 PM

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