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Originally posted by greymule
So do I finally have this straight?
The order of the appeal is Important in OBR / FED.
Here's a FED case play to illusrate
Case Play 9.1.1A
R1,R2 - 1 out. B1 hits a long fly that appears to be uncatchable, but is caught by F8. R2 advances home but misses third base. R1 fails to re-touch first base and advances to third base.
Ruling:
If the defense appealed R1 not retouching first base - FIRST, Then R2's run counts since the third out of the inning was not the result of a Force out but a Time play.
If the defense appeals R2 missing third base FIRST then the run does not score because the third out of the inning was a force out.
Side Note: Under the old FED rule (No appeal umpire calls out runner(s) for missing bases), the Umpire would give the Defense the most advantageous out which would be R2. That's why the old rule IMO was the BEST appeal rule written.
Pete Booth
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Peter M. Booth
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