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Actually BluBawls, we may well all be saying the same thing. You are just not saying it clearly enough.
The original question was
"Any time a runner misses a base, can they just step on the base for an out (live ball appeal)?"
Dakota, and several others of us, replied with a clarification to the effect of
"Yes, they can, so long as they somehow let the umpire know it is an appeal for the missed base. ASA does not recognize "accidental" live ball appeals."
There must be some indication that stepping on the base was intentional and that the intent was to appeal a missed base. Without both of those, neither ASA nor Fed - or anyone else that I am aware of - recognized this as an appeal.
Based on your last comment/post/whatever
"If i see the baserunner miss the plate and I see the catcher re-act to that fact also and he either tags the runner of intentionally steps on the plate...an out will be called."
We're all in agreement.
What you said earlier seemed to show that you were recognizing that just stepping on the plate was acceptable - regardless of whether the umpire knew why the fielder was stepping on the plate. And a number of folks here read it that way - so, the clarification is needed that the fielder's intent must be somehow shown.
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