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Originally Posted by lawump
The reason is that the assistant executive director for baseball likes the old "no appeal" rule.
None of us (umpires) have any idea how to apply this rule in the event we have a time-play issue. Normally, on a time play you would see what happens first (1) the live-action appeal or (2) the other runner crossing the plate.
What do we do? Do we wait to call the other runner out for missing the base to allow the run to score? Or do we call him out immediately and not allow the run.
They really haven't thought this thru. If it ever arises on my field, I'll use my "common sense".
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Just in case you don't recall, the old "no appeal" rule was enforced "at the end of playing action."
So, yes, you wait for the runners to finish running, you wait for the defense to stop attempting to make any plays on the runners, then you call the out for the baserunning infraction. If you think about it, the timing is just about the same as a normal appeal would be, maybe a little bit sooner. Remember, too, that even under the "no appeal" rule, the defense could make a live ball appeal (and an "accidental appeal") by tagging the base or the baserunner during playing action.