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- July 16, 2022 at 3:25 am
- in reply to: Can batting team appeal check swing?
nbkhgkhgParticipantThis reply has been marked as private.- May 17, 2022 at 1:13 am
- in reply to: Returning to base after tag up
nbkhgkhgParticipantThey may tag him, but it’s enough to just step on the base. It’s an appeal play.- May 5, 2022 at 12:12 am
- in reply to: Infield Fly
nbkhgkhgParticipantHi,they can leave whenever they want, as with any fly ball, and if the ball drops, they may advance, otherwise they need to return to their base.
The infield fly call simply removes the force play situation, so the runners can stay at their base even if the ball drops.
That is the idea of the infield fly rule, to protect the runners from easy double/triple plays by letting an easily catchable fly ball in the infield drop.
See OBR definition of terms/infield fly regarding this.
Hope this helps!
- April 4, 2022 at 1:16 pm
- in reply to: Collision at 2nd Base on Pick Off play
nbkhgkhgParticipantIt’s obstruction by the short stop, since without a throw he cannot be in the act of fielding. See the comment regarding 6.01 (h) in the OBR.- March 16, 2022 at 4:15 pm
- in reply to: Dropped third strike and interference
nbkhgkhgParticipantHi JD,here is how I see it (under the condition that the batter runner does not intentionally interfere with the fielder):
- I agree that rule 6.01 a(1) is not applicable, since the catcher has been able to field the ball.
- 6.01 a(3), however, is IMO not applicable either, since that only applies to the batter, and this batter has already become a (batter-)runner when the third strike was not caught
- You can’t call him out for abandoning base path after third strike not caught, since he hasn’t left the dirt circle surrounding home plate (see 5.05 (a)(2) Comment)
Therefore, since we have a runner who unintentionally hinders a fielder fielding a thrown ball, I would say that there is no rule violation and the ball remains in play.
- February 13, 2022 at 11:11 am
- in reply to: Running interference after third strike dropped
nbkhgkhgParticipantI would say a dropped third strike is different, in this case it’s an interference by the batter-runner according to 6.01 (a) (1).An injury of the batter-runner does in and of itself not change anything. Of course, if the actions of the catcher are unsportsmanlike, he will be ejected, but the batter is still out for the interference.