Your view on this play

[Forest Ump]

Originally Posted by Eastshire

Depends on the ruleset. OBR: Cannot. Fed: Do not have to.

This is good timing. I had game on Sunday. Traveling teams. Bronco Level. I'm working the dish. R2, 1 out. Fly ball to F7. R2 takes off but pulls up short of 3rd on the catch. He hustles back to 2nd before the throw to 2nd. Play has relaxed and the coach asks for time. I assume he going to take care of some pitching business and I grant him time but instead he says he wants to appeal that the runner rounded third but didn’t touch 3rd on the way back.

I motioned for him to come over and I told him that he could only appeal that on a live ball and that he can never call time to ask for an appeal. It occurred to me that maybe he has lost the ability to appeal but I was not sure about that so I didn't go there. Once I put the ball back in play, the defense properly appealed and I denied it.

Two questions: Did he lose the ability to appeal the play when he called time?

Do you say anything with your mechanic when upholding or denying appeals?