Batting out of Order (w/ balk) [OBR]

[Altor]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Maybe you should ask the author as opposed to having us speculate as to his / her reasoning.

Please do, because AFAICT it's a mixture of the two possible rulings (and I don't claim to know which one would be correct).
(In these rulings I'm calling them R1, B2 is the proper batter, BR is the improper batter who hit the double)

Ruling 1: Enforce the balk first and the BOO second.
a. Balk: Since every runner advanced at least one base, the balk is ignored.
b. BOO: BR removed from 2nd. R1 returns to first. B2 is out. B3 is the new proper batter.

Ruling 2: Enforce the BOO first and the balk second.
a. BOO: BR removed from 2nd. R1 returns to first. B2 is out.
b. Balk: Since not every runner advanced at least one base: nullify the play, R1 awarded 2nd, B2 is not out and is still the proper batter. Play resumes with the previous count on whomever the offense sends to the plate.

I can't see scoring a run in either situation. And if the blogger is enforcing the balk and not awarding an out for the BOO, why is R1 returned to first and not awarded 2nd?

[Publius]

The improper batter's (let's call him B8) at-bat is indeed over; he became a runner. The other site is simply wrong if they're saying the offense is able to replace him with the proper batter without penalty, or that the balk is now enforced as the result of a BOT appeal. The result of the play has been determined by rule.

With regard to the balk, never mind the legality of the batter and focus on the outcome of the play. The batter and all runners advanced, so ignore the balk.

Now deal with the appeal: Upon proper appeal, call the proper batter (say it was B6) out, remove B8 from the bases, return R1 to first, and send the new proper batter (i.e., B7) to the plate with a 0-0 count.

This is easy if you think about what you would do WITHOUT a proper appeal: run scores, B8 is now R2, B9 hits.

The appeal only undoes the result of the play, which has already been determined. You don't have to do anything beyond ruling on the appeal.