Appeal timing

[ofhs93]

Here's an interesting one. Thankfully it did not come to fruition but this is the situation that occurred last night.

Ball in play. R2 rounds 3rd and comes home...*I* notice he missed the bag on the way...see the 3rd base coach notice it as well but he doesn't call the kid back (play was developing and he was halfway down the line by then)...kid scores. No appeal yet...I wait....opposing coach calls time...I'm thinking...ok here we go lol...he makes a pitching change...I'm thinking...ok...does he have until the 1st pitch of the new pitcher to make the appeal or does the appeal become null when the pitching change takes place? I was going to allow him to make the appeal up until the 1st pitch of the new batter with the new pitcher on the mound...which took goodness...probably 2-4 minutes with warm-ups ect. All the while I'm just waiting for a parent to walk up to the fence and get the manager's attention lol.

So...was I right that the appeal is solely based on before the next "official" pitch?

[Aging_Arbiter]

My understanding is that the appeal must be made before the next pitch, play or attempted play.  I don't see how a pitching change would qualify as any of those.  I'd be on your side with this one!

[Rich Ives]

1 hour ago, ofhs93 said:

Here's an interesting one. Thankfully it did not come to fruition but this is the situation that occurred last night.

Ball in play. R2 rounds 3rd and comes home...*I* notice he missed the bag on the way...see the 3rd base coach notice it as well but he doesn't call the kid back (play was developing and he was halfway down the line by then)...kid scores. No appeal yet...I wait....coach calls time...I'm thinking...ok here we go lol...he makes a pitching change...I'm thinking...ok...does he have until the 1st pitch of the new pitcher to make the appeal or does the appeal become null when the pitching change takes place? I was going to allow him to make the appeal up until the 1st pitch of the new batter with the new pitcher on the mound...which took goodness...probably 2-4 minutes with warm-ups ect. All the while I'm just waiting for a parent to walk up to the fence and get the manager's attention lol.

So...was I right that the appeal is solely based on before the next "official" pitch?

Next pitch OR PLAY.  Neither happened so you're OK/