Making an appeal & Delayed Dead Ball

Question
Dr. Ambrose,
How does one make a proper appeal?  I have read the rule book more than once and I have not found where this is explained.  Another coach told me that you have to start with the ball with the pitcher and then throw it to the base you are making the appeal at.  Should or can time be called first so we aren't throwing a live ball around?  

I don't get the delayed dead ball concept.  Could you explain it?  

Obviously I am a bit inexperienced, but I haven't been able to figure these out.

Answer
Hi Douglas,

Ok let's go over the RS of a DDB.


14. DELAYED DEAD BALL.
There are five situations in which a violation of a rule occurs, the umpire
recognizes the violation, but the ball remains live until the conclusion of
play. These situations are:
A. An illegal pitch.
B. Catcher抯 obstruction.
C. Plate umpire interference.
D. Obstruction.
E. Batted or thrown ball contacts detached equipment.
In each situation, once the play is completed, the proper enforcement
should be made.


In most of these cases we keep the ball alive so as to not penalize the offense from possibly achieving more than it would if they took the penalty (there are risks to the offense in some cases of course)or to allow the offense to decide to attempt a play.  IE in SP IP the batter knows they has a ball but can decide to hit the ball and take their chances.  Obstruction we protect the runner to the base they would have made had there been no obstruction but the runner can decide to go further at their own risk. Sometimes there are no penalties at the end of the play but we allow the play to play out to see what happens.

Plate umpire interference actually protects the defense but allows the opportunity for an out.

Let me know if you have any specific qs on a DDB.

Appeals RS1

B. Live. In all games an appeal may be made during a live ball by any
fielder in possession of the ball touching the base missed or left too
soon on a caught fly ball, or by tagging the runner committing the
violation if they are still on the playing field.
C. Dead. The dead ball appeal may be made:
1. Once all runners have completed their advancement and time has
been called. Runners must be given ample opportunity, in the
umpire抯 judgment, to complete their base running responsibilities.
Any infielder, with or without the ball, may make a verbal
appeal on a runner missing a base or leaving a base too soon
on a caught fly ball. The pitcher and the catcher are considered
infielders for the appeal process. The appropriate umpire should
then make a decision on the play.

A long time ago there was a complicated way you had to make a db appeal.  Now for dead ball appeal in ASA any infielder may make it.

Let me know qs on this if you have any.

Mark