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Old Sun Aug 10, 2003, 08:24pm
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Originally posted by TriggerMN
I found this strange because I thought that if the offense initiates a play, such as a fake steal of home, the defense still has the right to appeal.
Unless the play is part of continuous action, the appeal should be denied. The defense must appeal before any play that is not a part of continuous action.

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Originally posted by TriggerMN
Once he's past 2nd base and the ball goes out of play, he's screwed because he cannot, by rule, go back to 1st base and tag up.
That is incorrect. Only runners who touch an advance base while the ball is dead cannot go back to correct the infraction. In the posted situation, Bordick was beyond second already when the ball entered dead ball territory. He could indeed properly retreat to correct his infraction.
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