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Originally Posted by Sal Giaco
A quick question Rich - Am I the only one who thought that a pitcher has to step off the rubber in order to make an appeal?
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I don't know if you're the only one, but I don't think MLBUM is needed to make the correct ruling (although it clarifies the issue, I agree).
The "an appeal is not a play" statement only applies for the purposes of making subsequent appeals. Withou it, a team would be forced to only make one appeal. For all other rules (balks, for example) an appeal is a play (except, apparently, in Canada).