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Originally Posted by Illini_Ref
My bad.
I have just been so confused by this. Now I know that many of you, actually most all, say that it shouldn't be confusing. However, I have contacted two separate clinicians in Illinois, from two different parts of the state. They both have said that if a runner misses a base he is forced to and is returning there does NOT need to be a tag. They both reference that the force is still on and that a force out can be obtained by merely touching the base.
Both said that this is not an accidental appeal it is merely satisfying the requirements of a force out.
I would just like to see an actual ruling from the FED saying the runner has to be tagged. Right or wrong, there case book says he does NOT.
I feel like I'm delaying the death of a thread that should die. I just want to get it right. I can understand both arguments. I just have no support provided from the NFHS that says any returning runner has to tagged whether he was forced or not.
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For more confusion, compare 8.4.2A with 8.2.3.
Compare your play (8.2.2E) with 8.4.2B.
My take, after all this:
If a runner misses a base to which he is forced, the defense can get a force out by intentionally touching the base before the runner returns (whether or not the runner is attempting to return).
If the runner misses a base to which he is not forced and is attempting to return, the runner must be tagged.
If the runner misses a base to which he is not forced and is not attempting to return, the defense can appeal by intentionally tagging the base.
As a practical matter, I've never seen a missed base be appealed during "unrelaxed" playing action. In play 8.2.2E, the defense will try to tag the runner.