[Dakota]

Originally posted by CecilOne
1) the BR can run in fair ground and not be out if hit by the throw, if it is from the foul side and the fielder is using the foul part

Actually, that is not what the rule says. It says the BR may use fair territory if the throw is coming from foul territory. It says nothing about the position of the defense. That is my beef - how the heck does the BR know where the throw is coming from? The rule does not say the BR may use fair territory if the defense is using the orange base - that is the change I would like to see.

2) the fielder and BR can use either the fair part or foul part on throws from the foul side or foul ground errant throws.

True, but the rule requires the BR to know where the throw is coming from in order to legally use the white base.

My suggestion is to require the BR to use the opposite part, instead of saying either.

So, what do you want the BR to do when the defense is using the white base and stretching across the orange? The BR needs to be able to legally use either in certain situations.

The BR is only out for mising the foul part when there is a play; if the BR collides with the fielder or there is an appeal for missing the base before the BR returns from an overrun. I assume the original throw to 1st by a fielder is not an "appeal" if the runner has passed the base unless the defense makes a separate action to touch the base or tag the runner after the fact.

The affect on the appeal rule is when the BR missed the base. If the BR is required to use the orange base and istead uses the white, it is a missed base that the defense must appeal - merely tagging the base with a late throw is not a recognized appeal - it is just a late throw. If the BR is legally allowed to use either base, there can be no missed base appeal as long as the BR touched one of the bases.