3 man rotation is tough. The 1B umpire should have went out to get catch/no catch. Home plate should have moved towards third, but been close enough to make the call at home. Runner might have been out at home.
It's not you. In this situation the inside umpire has fly ball responsibilities from the left fielder to the right fielder. It is referred to as the "Cone". The 1B umpire has from the right fielder to the fence and the PU has from the left fielder to the fence. Properly executed, the 1B umpire goes out to rule on fair/foul, catch/no catch, and dead ball/live ball. Once he goes out, he stays out. Once he does that the other two umpires revert to two-man mechanics. The 3B umpire comes inside the diamond and has primary responsibility for first and second base. The PU has primary responsibility for 3B and home. The PU also stays outside the diamond. All three of them blew the coverage.
3 man rotation is tough. The 1B umpire should have went out to get catch/no catch. Home plate should have moved towards third, but been close enough to make the call at home. Runner might have been out at home.
Is it me, or did ZERO umpires cover 3B and witness R1 touching the base? It seems it would have been better for U1 "going" to cover a tough catch.
It's not you. In this situation the inside umpire has fly ball responsibilities from the left fielder to the right fielder. It is referred to as the "Cone". The 1B umpire has from the right fielder to the fence and the PU has from the left fielder to the fence. Properly executed, the 1B umpire goes out to rule on fair/foul, catch/no catch, and dead ball/live ball. Once he goes out, he stays out. Once he does that the other two umpires revert to two-man mechanics. The 3B umpire comes inside the diamond and has primary responsibility for first and second base. The PU has primary responsibility for 3B and home. The PU also stays outside the diamond. All three of them blew the coverage.