Improper Appeal - how to call it

[CecilOne]

Originally posted by SamNVa
I figure to get some complaints on this method, but I would respond "Safe" fully expecting to hear "Time Blue! What do you mean Safe, ir was obcious that she left early" Thsi works especially well in FED where the coach is allowed to make a dead ball appeal. In ASa, I'd probably have to turn to F4 and ask, "Who is he talking about?" or simply say quietly to the coach, "I saw it too, but without a proper appeal, I can't call ehr out" and leave it to him to figure out how to appeal properly.
JMO,
SamC

I would never say "I saw it too, but without a proper appeal, I can't call ehr out", especially "I saw it too".
But I agree that if the ball is still live, you have to signal safe on the improper appeal, just as you would on any failed attempt to get an out. On a dead ball, if the fielder (F4 in this case) says she left early, any nearby runner I saw leave early gets called out (unless the fielder is obviously referring to the wrong runner, like by tagging her).