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Keep in mind that what is commonly called the "accidental appeal" in Fed baseball is more accurately the "accidental force play." It applies when a missed base being "accidentally" tagged is one to which a runner was forced, or when a runner is "accidentally" tagged after missing a base to which he was forced. Example: BR hits a ball off the fence, misses 1B, and slides in safe at 3B. F5 nonchalantly tags him. BR would be out on the accidental force play (even though he was technically not forced at 1B). However, if BR had missed 2B, F5's tag would have no bearing.
In Fed (and every other code that I know of), an appeal of a runner leaving too soon cannot be "accidental."
I can't remember whether or not the accidental force play applies in Fed softball. I seem to think it does not, but I could be wrong.
[Edited by greymule on May 13th, 2003 at 04:12 PM]
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