Your opinions

[Andy]

Originally posted by Dakota


Side question: can the appeal still be honored even after the absent batter has been declared out? I'd say so since no pitch was thrown.

This whole topic has been an interesting discussion on a situation that should very rarely come up. I would disagree here, Tom. If the out is for a missing batter in the lineup, no pitch would ever be thrown!

If this scenario presented itself, I would wait for the play to finish, pause for a moment to see if the defense was going to appeal, then declare the missing batter out. Once the missing batter is declared out, I would not honor the appeal.