[PeteBooth]

Originally posted by IndianaUmpRef

Protests are allowed in Indiana HS baseball, and if they want to protest, then by all means, please do so. And its not like I am picking the rules I want to enforce and jt enforcing them. This one to me is just illogical. I think that allowing an intentional walk by a defensive team is forfeiting your right to any appeal on previous batter-runners. I know the rule is not in there, but its definitely a part of the book that the rules people missed and I am not going to let a team be hurt because of it.

I here what you are saying but if we as officials don't call it that way, guess what? the rule will not be changed

As far as appeals go, I do not like the OBR appeal process either, but I can't simply ignore it. The ball has to be made live and then almost always, the coach will instruct the runner to advance, because in OBR once there is a play, Appeal cancelled.

Now the defense is in a dilema, do I TRUST that Blue saw the infraction and appeal, or should I be safe rather than sorry and play on the runner and thus cancel my right to appeal.

The bottom line is that no-matter what rule-book we use, there will be rules that we do not like as nothing is perfect. IMO FED had the appeal process right the "old way" but that is my opinion.

Hopefully, FED will change it, but I do like the fact that an appeal can be made during "dead ball".

Pete Booth