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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
No, it's not an "appeal." What you quoted is a misuse of the word "appeal."
Oh, another five of the 230+ errors they keep leaving in the book, huh?  |
If this isn't an appeal what you prefer it be called?
As well, looking at OBR it states: in 9.02:
Appeals on a half swing may be made only on the call of ball and when asked to appeal, the home plate umpire must refer to a base umpire for his judgment on the half swing. Should the base umpire call the pitch a strike, the strike call shall prevail.
The rulebook clearly states that an "insert alternative to appeal" can only take place when the PU calls a ball and when ASKED to "insert alternative to appeal". Thus, by the stricktist sense of the rulebook the PU doesn't have the right to "insert alternative to appeal" to the BU until he is asked to avoid this whole situation. The PU cannot initiate the "insert alternative to appeal" but MUST wait to be asked which allows this situation to be setup.
I know this is getting stupid but others are now getting personal on what I think is a perfectly valid question.