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Originally posted by Warren Willson
If R1 was not all the way back to 1st when the ball went dead, would he need to stop, go back, and touch 2nd BEFORE he touched 1st or would he still be vulnerable to an appeal after touching 1st without correcting his miss of 2nd even if he later touched 2nd base while accepting his 2-base award on the overthrown ball?
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I think the answer to this question is "No."
That is, neither of the options presented are correct -- the runner needn't "stop, go back and touch 2nd BEFORE he touched first", nor "would he still be vulnerable to an appeal after touching 1st without correcting his miss of 2nd even if he later touched 2nd base while accepting his 2-base award."
If the runner touches ("tags up") first, then touches second, then proceeds to third, he's completed his baserunning responsibilities and any appeal will be denied.
No, I'm sure Warren know this. So, I'm wondering what the strange twist and where / why / how "PBUC has evidently changed its "mind" on the pivotal question in the last few years."