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				Originally posted by bluezebra  
 
No appeal necessary in this situation. This is not a missed base. Runner off base. Ball caught. Throw beats runner back to base. OUT! 
 
Bob 
			
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 But why did the defense throw the ball back to the base?  I was thinking it was so they could execute a live ball appeal that the runner had left the base prior to the caught fly ball being touch.
It's not a force play.  It's not a tag play.  What is it if it's not an appeal?