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Obstruction? Interference? Nothing? You Make the Call!
Topics: Obstruction, Runner Interference
Expert Analysis
Catcher’s Interference: A Potential Game-Changing Decision for a Manager
Topics: Appeal, Base, Base Awards, Baseline, Batter, Batter Interference, Catcher Interference, Coach, Expert Analysis, Interference, Manager, Official Baseball Rules, Placing Runners, protest, Quick Pitch, Rules Controversy, Umpire, Uncategorized
Perhaps the most impactful catcher’s interference call of the 2020 season occurred in the deciding game of the White Sox vs. A’s series in Oakland. With the score tied 4-4 in the bottom of the fifth, Tommy La Stella was batting for the A’s with Sean Murphy on first base and two outs when La…
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Runner’s Interference when Runner Takes Throw Off his Head
Topics: Runner Interference
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Pop-Up Chaos: Interference? Obstruction? Infield Fly? You Be the Umpire
Topics: Uncategorized
Leave it to Rich Marazzi to find quirky plays that make you scratch your head. This is a report similar to those that Marazzi sends to his MLB team clients. It is a great example of how difficult it is to umpire at game speed when several things go crazy on the same play. Watch…
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Bat Boy Interference
Topics: Interference, Official Baseball Rules, Placing Runners, Rule of the Week, Video - Interference
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Obstruction? Interference? Nothing? You make the call!
Topics: Baseline, Batted Ball, Deflected Ball, Fielding, Interference, Obstruction, Official Baseball Rules, Placing Runners, Runner Interference, Umpire Manual Rules, Video - Fielder, Video - Runner
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Dropped Strike Three Confusion
Topics: Batter Interference, Batter Runner, Dead Ball Area, Interference, Official Baseball Rules, Umpire Manual Rules, Video - Batter
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