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I had the play last year where R1 at 1st, no outs, ball hits pitchers foot on the fly and goes directly to 1st baseman who was standing on the bag when he caught it. I, as plate ump called B2 out while R1 slid into 2nd. From the dugout I hear "that ball didn't hit the ground, appeal 1st" to which my partner asked me if it was a flyout, I said yes he called R1 out. Offense goes nuts, why didn't I call the flyball so their guy would have had a chance to tag up? I pointed out that it was caught ON 1st, at least this way the defense needed to be paying attention to get both outs. I don't give accidental appeals, it's called an appeal you have to make an appeal.
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