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interference with the catcher
Posted on 5/21/09 at 8:18 pm
Posted on 5/21/09 at 8:18 pm
Today when Bama scored its second run Gibbs went to throw the ball(2nd base) the batter swung very, very late on the ball. Everyone knew why he swung and the ball was nowhere near the plat, but nothing was said. Coach PM didn't come out of the dugout or anything. just wondering what the rules are in this situation. Can you call interference when a batter swings at a ball late to get in the catchers way?
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Posted on 5/21/09 at 8:23 pm to zerocool
because it's not illegal to swing at the pitch
Posted on 5/21/09 at 8:27 pm to lsufball19
quote:I know that assclown! this batter was swinging when Gibbs was about to throw the ball. As matter of fact Gibbs had to double pump because the bat was still in the way from what I saw. Thats a little to late of a swing
because it's not illegal to swing at the pitch
Posted on 5/21/09 at 8:29 pm to zerocool
Nothing against that. We get a strike for it, Gibbs has to adjust. Just like if a guy is stealing 3rd and there is a right hander hitter up to bat, he can stand tall so the catcher has to the throw around him.
Posted on 5/21/09 at 8:43 pm to zerocool
if the ump determines any attempt the batter makes to get in the way of the catchers throw, he can call the runner out
Posted on 5/22/09 at 12:45 am to josh336
I think the batter would be out and the runner(s) would return to their bases.
Posted on 5/22/09 at 12:52 am to GarmischTiger
dj didnt make the catch anyway
Posted on 5/22/09 at 1:46 am to GarmischTiger
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I think the batter would be out and the runner(s) would return to their bases.
This is wrong
the correct call is that the runner will be ruled out, just like if there is an interference call at second to disrupt a throw to first, the batter is ruled out at first base
Posted on 5/22/09 at 1:49 am to mlttiger
i don't think that gibbs was even interfered with. it was a pitch out, so he was out of the way of the batter. we should have forgotten about the runner going to second once it was a rundown and just thrown home. that was all on us.
Posted on 5/22/09 at 1:52 am to im4LSU
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dj didnt make the catch anyway
not the same play.
Posted on 5/22/09 at 3:28 am to mlttiger
quote:If an umpire rules that the batter interferes with the catcher's throw (catcher trying to throw out an advancing baserunner) the interfering player - in this case the batter - will be called out and the baserunner(s) will return to the base(s) they occupied at the time of the interference - unless in spite of the interference the runner is thrown out. In this case there is no interference, the runner is out and the batter is not.
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I think the batter would be out and the runner(s) would return to their bases.
This is wrong
the correct call is that the runner will be ruled out, just like if there is an interference call at second to disrupt a throw to first, the batter is ruled out at first base
What you're citing is intereference to break up a double play, which is an exception to the interfering-player-being-called-out rule.
ETA: Actually, the DP breakup is not really an exception to the rule. The guilty party is already out so the penalty is transferred to the batter/runner.
This post was edited on 5/22/09 at 4:44 am
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