Delayed CheckSwing Appeal

[Kaliix]

Okay, so you want to get technical. The rule, 9.02(c) specifically uses the word appeal 6 times calling this specific play an "appeal on a half swing" twice.

J/R page 78, the title reads Section III: Checked Swing Appeal and goes on to use the word appeal 11 times on the page when describing the rule. Look at the Case Book notes, they refer to it as an appeal as well.

Appeal defined means "to make an earnest or urgent request, as for help".

Oh and in the JEA under situations, Evans refers to it as an appeal as well.

Since the actual rule calls it an appeal, J/R calls it an appeal, the official Case Book notes call it an appeal and the actual rule contains specific detailed information about this specific type of appeal, I feel fairly confident that we can call it an appeal. One that is specifically defined in the rule book, backed up by the Official Case book and at least one major interpretation manual.

Oh and RBI's is grammatically incorrect, not just an extra letter. Runs batted ins sounds quite ignorant, aside from being improper English and just plain wrong.

Originally Posted by UMP25

An improper analogy, because help on a half-swing is NOT an "appeal" no matter how one parses it; however, RBIs = RBI--it's just putting a letter unnecessarily onto an acronym.

Oh, and I love your excuse of "umpires have been calling it that way for...". Who gives a rat's patootie? They're as confused now as they were then. I know MANY umpires who never considered that an appeal. I was never taught it was, and I don't teach that it is.

BTW, most others associated with the game believe a tie goes to the runner. I guess we're supposed to call it that way then, huh?