August 29, 2020

Runner’s Interference when Runner Takes Throw Off his Head

Cole Calhoun sticks his head out to interfere

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Runner’s Interference when Runner Takes Throw Off his Head

 

Comments

Dave Johnson

6.01(a)(10) – intentional interference with a thrown ball. easy call
btw, doesn’t it seem like intentional interference with a thrown ball deserves it’s own rule paragraph, rather than just one phrase in an otherwise unrelated section? Literally every single word of 6.01(a)(10) is about interference with a player fielding a batted ball, except ” or intentionally interferes with a thrown ball,”. Not one other word in 6.01(a)(10) is applicable to a thrown ball situation, and nothing else in 6.01(a)(10) requires any judgment of intent.
wouldn’t it make more sense if there was a 6.01(a)(12) “He intentionally interferes with a thrown ball.”?

dstub

Reminds me of Reggie in the World Series.

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