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Originally Posted by blu_bawls
Dakota...again you are the one to lose focus. In this situation as described at the beginning of the thread it was asked if an appeal could be made by intentionally stepping on the plate without verbally communicating with the umpire.
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Ummm, no that was not the OP's question. Here is the OP's question:
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Any time a runner misses a base, can they just step on the base for an out (live ball appeal)?
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Notice the difference between what was actually asked and your re-phrasing of it?
I agree the answer to your question is "yes." And, as I said in my original reply, the answer to the Op's question is
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Yes, they can, so long as they somehow let the umpire know it is an appeal for the missed base.
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Note "somehow let the umpire know"?
Your original answer was
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If the catcher stepped on the base intentionally and not just walking over it, it's an out. They wouldn't have to say "They missed the base" before doing it.
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I agree with the second sentence of that answer, but not the first. As I said several times already, the defender can intentionally step on the base for a purpose other than an appeal. The defender needs to somehow (verbal, or as you say, body language, or situation) communicate this is an appeal.