Helping a partner with his call

[youngump]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

The "last runner" is on a batted ball situation.

No one in their right mind would expect the BU to cover a subsequent play at 3rd after a botched play @ 2nd. Shy of being physically disabled on the pitch, there is no excuse for the PU to not be able to cover 3rd.

The second paragraph is true in the batted ball case too. That said, I don't really care what the book mechanic is since we all seem to agree on the accepted mechanic. I went looking in the book to determine what it said and that's best I could come up with.