BR Misses 1st / Beats throw mechanic

[TwoBits]

Originally Posted by BretMan

I wouldn't consider the play over while the runner still has base running duties to complete and is in the act of completing them.

Using your "logic"...

R1 on first base. Batter hits fly ball to F8. R1 takes off at the crack of the bat. The fly ball is caught. R1 realizes his mistake just short of second base, reverses direction and is heading back to first to correct his mistake.

Would you grant the defense time while R1 is heading back?

Why or why not?

How is the missed first base play any different?

You are describing two entirely different plays. In your situation, "R1 realizes his mistake" before trying to correct it. In my situation, B-R is walking back to the base after overrunning it. If he's walking back, he neither realizes his mistake, nor is he attempting to correct it. The play is over, and the "logical" thing to do would be to grant a defensive timeout and give them an opportunity to make a dead ball appeal.

[Caesar's Ghost]

Case 8.2.2C "The defense cannot appeal the missed base if the runer has initiated an attempt to return to the base"

While it's a judgment call, in my judgment, walking back to first is an attempt to return

[TwoBits]

8.2.2 SITUATION C

"The runner from first base misses SECOND base on his way to third..."

Again, we are talking overrunning and missing FIRST base here. I still contend there is a difference between missing any other base and trying to correct the mistake and missing first base and not trying to correct it.