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Originally Posted by Huskerblue
You have to put the runner back on third. The umpire's call reversal put the defensive team at a disadvantage.
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Using that philosophy of an umpire putting a team at a disadvantage wouldn't it fly in the face of the follwing scenario that has been discussed at length: Bases loaded, 3 balls on the batter. Batter appears to check his swing and the PU calls a ball, as the runners are proceeding to the next base the catcher tags R3 and then appeals the check swing to see if the BU agrees with the PU call. (Granted any BU that calls a strike in this situation is stupid however, if the BU does call it a strike, everyone agreed that the runners were at risk of being tagged out.)
So in one situation (checked swing), an appeal clearly puts the defense at an advantage and the general consensus is that it is legal, yet the pulled foot situation in the OP seems to be gaining the opinion that the runner should be put back to third.