LLWS Regional Botched Appeal

[SAump]

Ok, it happened 3 hours ago, where are the details?

[Welpe]

This was during the New England Regional between CT and NH. The CT batter hit a two run homerun in the top of the 7th. The NH coach came out, spoke with his pitcher and told him to appeal that the batter missed first. The pitcher kept asking for time after stepping off the rubber. The U1 wasn't allowing the appeal and the NH manager finally told the pitcher to just pitch.

The annoucers said that "The pitcher must step on the rubber, have time put in, step off, ask for time and then make the appeal." They were just as confused as the players it seems.

[kylejt]

The clueless manager kept telling his pitcher to call time.

[orangeump]

Ohio and Indiana was the game this happened in. I believe in the 3rd or 4th inning.

Ohio batter hit the homerun and the rest of the story is correct.

I was getting angry at the TV when Kyle Peterson was talking about putting the ball in play, stepping off the rubber and calling time.....loooooooool

[aceholleran]

There was such an appeal during CT-NH game (which went six innings), but umps allowed it and called BR "safe" at 2B (solo Hr, BTW).

Ace

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by orangeump

Ohio and Indiana was the game this happened in. I believe in the 3rd or 4th inning.

Ohio batter hit the homerun and the rest of the story is correct.

I was getting angry at the TV when Kyle Peterson was talking about putting the ball in play, stepping off the rubber and calling time.....loooooooool

Different play. This was just a basic appeal of 2nd base, which was not upheld. The replay showed the umpire looking right at the base as the runner stepped on it.

The one in the CT/NH game was the one that got all screwed up.

[JJ]

So the question is, even if the team couldn't execute the appeal correctly, did the runner miss the base?

JJ