Basic Question #1:
 

NFHS

R2 and R3 1 Out

Fly ball to F8 which is caught.

R3 tags and scores

R2 does not retouch

After R3 has scored a successful appeal is made on R2 leaving.

Does the run count?

Tim,

Yes.

JM

Appeal plays are still timing plays. At the TIME the appeal was made, the run had scored.

Too easy. What are you up to?

count that run Tim. I agree w/ ump153...where you going w/ this one?

I'm guessing Tim was observing/watching a game and is blowing off some steam.

Was there a balk before the play? :)

I have a feeling there will be more to come...

Hmm.. Trick question. According to NFHS if there is more than one runner the farthest advanced is R1, the next farthest R2, and then R3. So you can't have R2 and R3 because there is no R1.

Only explanation I can come up with for why this seemingly simple question is posed.

I've seen Tim denounce the Fed (and softball) runner numbering convention, so I don't think that's it.

With apologies to the late, great Paul Harvey, I think we need "the rest of the story". :D

After R3 has scored a successful appeal is made on R2 leaving.

leaving too early?
leaving the field?
leaving us wondering?

It wouldn't matter if there was a balk, since the ball would have been dead and the play never happened.

FED rules remember......;)

Day or Night game, Tim? :D

You guys better brush up because play #2 is going to be a doosie!

Assuming Tim's numbering convention is what we normally accept (Non-Fed).

Did R2 Pass R3 at any point prior to R3 crossing home plate?

If so, R2 is out for passing a preceeding runner making this the 2nd or 3rd out depending upon the timing of when he passed this runner and when the Fly ball to F8 was caught, and no run can score. The appeal for R2 leaving early would be meaningless in this case.

if all of those things are present, that isn't a basic question...hopefully Tim replies and lets us know what he's up to

Not necessarily. Be sure to distinguish retouch appeals from missed-base appeals. Retouch appeals are timing plays. Missed-base appeals are timing plays only when the runner was not forced to a base he missed.

Right answer, right but possibly misleading reason. Grade: A– ;)