[greymule]

In ASA, there are live ball appeals and dead ball appeals. Once the play is over and the ball goes back to the mound, the appeals are considered dead ball appeals. No throw is necessary or even recognized. The oral appeal ("Blue, runner from 1B missed 2B") is all that's called for, and whatever throw is made is superfluous. Runners cannot advance.

The live ball appeal occurs before there is time out and is just like a regular play. In fact, in ASA it is immediate. That is, if a runner slides past home plate and fails to touch it, a fielder with the ball can touch home and appeal immediately to the umpire even while the runner is scrambling back to touch the plate.

If I missed something, I'm sure others will correct me.

Players accustomed to appeals as they are handled in OBR will find ASA rules confusing.

In terms of the guy who decides to appeal everything, the book says that "guessing games should not be allowed." I would just say, "Safe," until he pushed it to far, and then I'd put a stop to it.