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Originally posted by greymule
...I'm wondering why the case book specified FP. And I wouldn't have simply arbitrarily added a note that in SP it's an appeal. Wish I had my books with me at the moment.
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The case book says FP because in some SP divisions the ball is dead on a base on balls and the BR is not out for entering the dugout during a dead ball. Same as in FP with a HBP. The ball is dead and the BR is not out for leaving the field of play. That would leave a defensive appeal for failing to touch the base.