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Old Fri Jun 22, 2007, 10:32pm
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Folks, this play illustrates the concept of relaxed versus unrelaxed actions as outlined in the Jaksa/Roder Manual. Unfortunately, the original poster didn't give us quite enough information to make a decision about whether this tag of R2 constituted an unmistakable act of appeal.

If R2 is inactive and standing on third, it is relaxed action and the tag can be interpreted as an unmistakable act of appeal. The tag could not be mistaken for anything but an act of appeal.

If R2 is still in the act of trying to reach third base and the throw is on its way, then the tag can easily be mistaken for an attempt to put out R2 because he is in jeopardy. Therefore, it is not an unmistakable act of appeal.
I disagree. Absent any hint that the defense knows the runner left too soon the relaxed tag you mention could not be interpreted as an appeal. How many times have we seen tags applied for no reason, ie batter standing on a base and a relaxed tag is applied? All F5 has to do is say "he left early" when he tags him and all doubt is removed.
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Old Sat Jun 23, 2007, 12:40am
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Absent any hint that the defense knows the runner left too soon
C'mon now DG, let's be sensible. R2 starts out on 2nd base and he apparently thinks there are two outs when a fly ball is hit. R2 goes all the way to third without ever looking back. The fly ball is caught.

Everybody in the ballpark knows the runner left too soon. My grandma, bless her soul, in the advanced stages of her macular degeneration would've known the runner left too soon. It's not a question of a hint, it's a big fat two-by-four upside the head.

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Old Sat Jun 23, 2007, 02:29am
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As I read your response again, DG, I realized that you might've been talking in general and not referring specifically to the original play. If that's the case, my apologies, and this is how I would answer it:

My response was intended to be about the original play and relaxed/unrelaxed actions.

But also according to J/R, an appeal must be an act that is, "unmistakably indicated by voice, manner, or both." Even though it was written for professional umpires who work where meaningless tags on runners standing on their bases during relaxed action simply don't occur (never mind having the extreme rarity of occurring right at the moment a runner also happens to be in jeopardy from a viable appeal). . .

. . .I think we all can tell the difference between an honest-to-goodness tag, and simply a ninny slapping his glove around on the opposition for no apparent reason.
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C'mon now DG, let's be sensible. R2 starts out on 2nd base and he apparently thinks there are two outs when a fly ball is hit. R2 goes all the way to third without ever looking back. The fly ball is caught.

Everybody in the ballpark knows the runner left too soon. My grandma, bless her soul, in the advanced stages of her macular degeneration would've known the runner left too soon. It's not a question of a hint, it's a big fat two-by-four upside the head.

Me thinks the DG was speaking in the general of things perhaps. DG?
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