(FED) Missing a base DOES NOT remove the force

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As Dave Reed says, Fed is simply clarifying that an appeal of a runner who has missed a base to which he was forced remains a force play no matter what might have occurred behind that runner.

For example:

Abel on 3B, Baker on 1B, one out. Charles lines a hit down the RF line. Abel scores, Baker misses 2B and advances to 3B. Charles is thrown out at 2B for the second out. The defense appeals Baker's miss of 2B.

Even though Charles has been put out, the force remains on Baker's miss of 2B, since Baker was forced at the time he missed the bag. Therefore, the third out is a force play and Abel's run doesn't count.