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Originally Posted by whiskers_ump
In one of my games Sunday, had a very unusual triple play.
No outs, R1 on 3rd, R2 on 2nd, B3 hits a fly ball to CF, caught. Meanwhile both runners took off prior to the touch of the ball/glove. Everyone in the park was aware of it. CF fires the ball to 3B, who happens to be standing on the bag, with R2 advancing from 2B, and R1 about 1/4 of the way toward HP. An obvious appeal was made at 2B, which was properly executed.
As I glanced back towards HP, R1 did not touch HP, cutting short and going to
the dugout.
No obvious appeal at 3rd, and I as PU, made no call. I did not know if they were attempting to get
the advancing runner from 2nd or what. However, the entire offensive team left the field and entered
the dugout, thus causing the third out.
There would not have been a 3rd out had not the team entered the dugout, because no appeal was
made on the runner at third. Had she retreated back to 3rd, or advanced to HP, she would have been
safe.
Offensive team made no argument whatever, either way.
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I have read, and re-read this. It looks like to me you had a perfectly executed live ball appeal at third. (I would have at least given them the benefit of a doubt, if the age and experience level was not quite up to par.)
Don't tell me that on a caught fly ball, where there is just a runner on first who leaves way before the ball is touched, and the fielder fires the ball back to first, you expect F3 to say something like "we are appealling the runner leaving early." I certainly don't. As has been already noted by Dholloway, there is no need to say anything in this instance.