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Originally Posted by mbyron
Why wouldn't it?
Consider this: suppose the ball gets away from the fielder on your play, allowing R1 to advance to 3B. If he fails to touch 2B on his way past and the defense appeals correctly, how will you rule on the missed base appeal?
I would call the runner out for the missed base. So I would have no choice but to treat your original play as a "retreat" that reinstates the force.
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So, what if the runner slides to the LF side of the base? He is still technically beyond 2B isn't he. Thus, the force cannot be reinstated. And, I would not uphold an appeal of the base unless the runner shows an effort to go to another base.
Instead of watching which side he slides on, just watch the runner's actions and let them guide the umpire as to what the runner is trying to do.
If he is trying to retreat to a previous base, then I would uphold the appeal if the runner misses the base when attempting to advance. If he slides or overruns the base and then immediately turns to run to the advance base, I would not uphold an appeal since he showed no effort to retreat to a previous base other than the one he touched(or tried to).