View Single Post
  #4 (permalink)  
Old Sat May 13, 2017, 09:07am
CecilOne CecilOne is offline
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: The Land Of The Free and The Home Of The Brave (MD/DE)
Posts: 6,425
Quote:
Originally Posted by bigwally View Post
The pitch was in the catchers glove, she stood up to throw and then the batter swung the bat while still standing in her original batting position in the box. The catcher cocked her arm but stopped, in my judgement, because she didnt want to get hit with the bat
That description reads like interference, given the usual items like di she have a play, was the swing what stopped the throw, etc.

Original batting position allows a natural continuation of a swing at the pitch; not afterward.
__________________
Officiating takes more than OJT.
It's not our jobs to invent rulings to fit our personal idea of what should and should not be.
Reply With Quote