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Originally Posted by bossman72
Ok, i see what you're saying.
I read another thread mentioned in the Laz Diaz thread which also confirmed that if the D does something 'unmistakable' that you should award the appeal and call him out.
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Yeah, I think some people learn about that word 'unmistakable' in the rule and immediately put too much weight on it. Especially as you go up to HS varsity and beyond, these kids know the game pretty well. When everyone's shouting "he missed third! he missed third!" and the ball comes into F5 standing on the base, I regard that as pretty unmistakable.
Notice also that the rule does NOT require players to verbalize their appeal. An appeal can be unmistakable without anyone uttering a word. Context can make words necessary (for instance, if 2 runners passed a base, and we need to know which runner is appealed), but the rule does not.
OTOH, players and coaches think that they have to request time, give the ball to the pitcher, and have him throw to the base for a simple retouch appeal, but still...
