Correct call?

[bob jenkins]

Originally posted by Justme
I forgot 8.2.3 Situation (page 62 of the FED case book

B1 hits a slow roller to F5 and arrives safely but misses first base. F3 catches the ball with his foot off the base and casually steps on first base, though he believes the runner has beaten the throw.
RULING: B1 is out. Because a force play is being made on he runner and is the result of continuing action, F3 is required to appeal the missed base and does so by stepping on the missed base.

IIRC, the general concensus is that the case play posted above is left over from the days of the FED's "accidental appeal." It should have been removed (or changed) when the rule changed.

A little later in the case book, you'll see similar plays where the ruling is "this is not an appeal."