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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
RS #1. Appeals.C.1,2 & D.3&NOTE
Rule 8.5.G.2
When a ball is ruled dead, runners must be given the opportunity to complete their running assignments prior to the umpire accepting any appeals or make any awards
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This one is a bit more complicated.
The book says the players must be given time to complete base running responsibilities when the ball is declared dead. It says in the case of an overthrow causing the dead ball to wait to see if the runners make an attempt to go back to a missed base before announcing the awards.
But what does the umpire do when killing the play on an obstruction when the base awarded is beyond the base that a runner missed?
My guess is the umpire says the runner is awarded the next base and then waits to see what the runner does.. if the runner proceeds to the awarded base before retouching the missed one any subsequent appeal should be allowed.(and if the awarded base is touched then no retreat to the previous missed base will be honored) If the runner, instead, goes back to the missed bag, then the runner is allowed to proceed to the award base.
Is this the proper interpretation?