Thread: Appeal play?
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Old Mon Nov 16, 2009, 11:57am
mbyron mbyron is offline
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The automatic appeal has gone the way of the dodo. Runners acquire a base by passing it, even if they don't touch it; a missed base must be appealed by the defense. The umpire ruled incorrectly.

The rule, BTW, is 8-2-5 (with hyphens). Dots are used to refer to the case book.
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