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Joel,
I've been aware of this for as long as I can remember reading the different types of appeal.
An infielder isn't likely to be the one to request an appeal on BOO or a rules interpretation, that manager or coach is going to make that one. However, on a missed base or a base left too soon on a caught fly ball, the book differentiates between a live and dead ball appeal. The reason for the need for an "infielder" to make a dead ball appeal, with or without the ball, is to create some sort of order when requesting an appeal, not having outfielders screaming and hollering to the umpires.
Just a thought.
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