Appeals

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by njdevs00cup

Batter hits a ground ball to the the 3B, who throws to first. BU calls the runner safe, because 1B foot is off the bag. Can the manager appeal the fielder's foot being on the bag directly to the PU or does he have to ask the BU to talk to the PU?

He has to ask the BU.

Following that, the BU does NOT have to ask ask for help from the PU or anyone else.

[DG]

I had something similar, but opposite call tonight. I bang a BR out from B. F3had a time finding the bag but finally put his foot on the edge a fraction before the BR arrived.

I move over to A and here comes the manager. He gets about 2/3 the way and motions with both hands towards me, as if he wants me to come to him. I tell him I'm not coming to him, so he drops his hands and keeps coming. He finally gets close enough and says he thinks I had a bad angle and could I appeal to PU. I say no way, I had a good angle, I saw him get his foot on the bag before the runner got there and made the call. That was it. He returns to the dugout.

He tried to have a conversation on the way back with my partner and he waved him off.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by DG

He tried to have a conversation on the way back with my partner and he waved him off.

Yay, partner! Nice to have a success story.

[waltjp]

I was working the plate in an adult wood-bat game last night. At some point in the game there were runners on base when the batter squares to bunt. The batter makes no attempt to bunt but is slow pulling the bat back. The pitch is out of the zone and I announce 'ball'. F5, who also the manager, tells the catcher to ask for an appeal.

The catcher turns and asks me, "Can we appeal that?"

I answer, "For what?"

"I didn't think so."

[mbyron]

Presumably they wanted you to check with your partner whether the batter offered at the pitch.

This is a legitimate request, one which ordinarily I would have granted.