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Originally Posted by Andy
I happen to agree with WMB here and was wondering why no one else had brought it up before this......
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Because I don't know what type of arrangements he has with his partner other than what was stated earlier.
If it was indeed a snap throw back to 3B, his partner may very well had position. If she was there and he was not, it is simple to deviate from the prescribed mechanics. BU could have simply called: "I've got third", and then made the call.
A lot of this may depend on how committed the runner acted toward the plate prior to retreating to third.
Think about it. If a runner is making a mad dash toward the plate, are you going to sit in the holding zone and wait on a play, or move just ahead of the runner. In a perfect world, the umpire can stay with a runner, but in the real world, the umpire doesn't know s/he is going to need to change directions until the runner actually has a couple of steps on you moving AWAY.
Without actually being there, we don't know. Maybe the BU should have picked up the play. Maybe Larry could have given her a heads up that he wasn't going to be able to get in position with a quick, "you got third". Or maybe Larry kicked his assignment. We just don't know.