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No one has yet offered an opinion on what I was fishing for...
Is there a difference between "fails to advance" (referring to the BR in rule 8-2D) and "abandons a base" (referring to a runner in rule 8-7U)?
If there is no difference, then there is a direct call of OUT by the umpire in both scenarios. No appeal.
If there is a difference, then it could be argued that R1 in scenario b did not "abandon a base" but rather walked of the field after the game was (apparently) over. This would then seem to require a defensive appeal (presumably for failing to touch home).
While it is true that R1 did fail to advance, that is not the words the rule uses. Did R1 also abandon the base?
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Tom
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