Live ball appeal

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

To me, since the ONLY reason F3 could be chasing and tagging a BR who has passed first would be for some sort of an appeal, I think the mere act of initiating a tag in this case is pretty strong evidence that there's an appeal being made.

The key issue for a proper live ball appeal is for the umpire to know why the defender is doing what she is doing (tagging base, tagging runner, etc.) If there is reasonable ambiguity, then the defender needs to communicate somehow the purpose.

Turning and chasing the BR might be enough, but I've seen some F3's that routinely tag the returning BR trying to manufacture a try for 2B or something, I guess.

HTBT, but if it is obvious why, it is an appeal. If it is ambiguous, it is not an appeal.