BR Misses 1st / Beats throw mechanic

[TwoBits]

Originally Posted by RPatrino

If the BR is still walking back toward first, I am not going to grant time until he is touching first and ALL play has ended. What if, by some quirk of fate, the BR decides against all odds and logic, to make a break toward second? This is not likely, but nonetheless, just wait. We don't alter the flow of play to accommodate a possible appeal.

Would you grant a live ball appeal if B-R missed first, and F3, while standing on the bag and before the B-R returned to the base, stated that he missed the base and was appealing?

[BretMan]

Originally Posted by TwoBits

You are describing two entirely different plays.

That both involve the same principle. You have a runner who is not yet out, is still liable to be put out, is at the moment still subject to a properly executed live ball appeal and still has the opportunity to correct his base running error before the appeal is made.

Originally Posted by TwoBits

Would you grant a live ball appeal if B-R missed first, and F3, while standing on the bag and before the B-R returned to the base, stated that he missed the base and was appealing?

Sure because that's how a live ball appeal works.

[RPatrino]

Originally Posted by TwoBits

Would you grant a live ball appeal if B-R missed first, and F3, while standing on the bag and before the B-R returned to the base, stated that he missed the base and was appealing?

Of course!! Are you going to call TIME, just for the purposes of allowing a dead ball appeal, when all the F3 has to do is tag the runner or base?

[TwoBits]

Originally Posted by RPatrino

Of course!! Are you going to call TIME, just for the purposes of allowing a dead ball appeal, when all the F3 has to do is tag the runner or base?

Of course! The defense is executing a legal dead ball appeal. They aren't the ones who screwed up.

I'm done. Agree to disagree.

[RPatrino]

Originally Posted by TwoBits

Of course! The defense is executing a legal dead ball appeal. They aren't the ones who screwed up.

I'm done. Agree to disagree.

You may of course grant a time out. You would be wrong. Food for thought, would you not want to allow the BR to correct his baserunning error?

[DG]

If F3 thinks the BR missed 1b he is going to tag him, or stand with ball on base and ask for an appeal. The whole discussion is not realistic because F3 is not going to call time for specific purpose of dead ball appeal.

And why would we call time without a reason, and specifically when there is reason not to?