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Originally Posted by bobbybanaduck
your responsibility to be a 3B ends when the throw goes to 1B. if R2 advances now it is no longer on the fly ball, it is on the throw. when the throw from F9 was released, you should have read immediately that there was going to be no play at 3B and retreated to the plate. granted, you probably still wouldn't have been able to see it cuz you'd still be tracking back to the plate area, but, by the time they realized that they wanted an appeal, you'd be back at home and would not have to deal with the, "well, forget that," comment from the coach who sees you standing up the 3B line waiting for a play that was never going to happen.
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I respectfully beg to differ. Seeing my partner move closer to 1B for the play, and me already being down the line and watching R2 tag up, I think the better positioning would be to stay where I was in case R2 takes off on the dropped throw or chaos at 1B. If I leave at that point, I move back home for a play that is a long way from happening (R2 going to 3B and then home), or a view of the play at 1B while on the run - and leave my partner to suddenly swivel for a play all the way across the diamond.
IMHO, staying put is the smarter move until you see what happens next.