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If the runner touches 1, misses 2 and then touches 3, the reverse of 3, 2, 1 does not alleviate a missed base appeal for the first time by in ASA.

In other words, just because he missed 2B while advancing doesn't mean he can also miss 2B while retreating, right?

I shouldn't have used the term "last time by" in my post. The runner simply retouched a base he had missed (and kept going toward 1B). Here's what I think "last time by" properly refers to:

Abel on 1B. Baker hits a long drive. Abel rounds 2B (either hits or misses) and F8 makes a diving catch. Abel retreats but misses 2B on his way back to 1B. The defense throws the ball to 1B in an attempt to appeal Abel, but the ball does into DBT. Abel now tags up at first and (since let's say he was between 1B and 2B when the ball was thrown) takes his two-base award by touching 2B and then going to 3B.

Under "last time by," Abel's touch of 2B on the award negates any appeal at 2B for his previous miss. He got it "last time by." That's OBR for certain, but I have not seen that question addressed in ASA. In fact, I was about to pose that question when Mike's post appeared. I was also wondered whether if Abel's miss had been "gross" (i.e., he was halfway to 3B and ran directly back to 1B before the ball was thrown away), would the call be any different?