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I don't know Canadian rules on this, but ASA (for one) does not recognize accidental appeals.
I have no problem with the umpire not recognizing the appeal, since he apparently judged that the player taking the throw from the OF just happened to be standing on/near 2B. The throw was seen by the umpire as merely trying to pick off the runner who was off the base.
While a verbal is not required, if the action of the defense is ambiguous, the defender should verbalize something so the umpire is clear on what they are doing. Appealing a missed base will rarely be obvious to the umpire without some kind of indication from the defense. F1 had no standing to make the clarification.
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Tom
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