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Old Fri Sep 25, 2020, 10:37am
Manny A Manny A is offline
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Originally Posted by Crabby_Bob View Post
NFHS 5 is a kind of bastard rule, a compilation of dead-ball and delayed dead-ball rulings found in other sections. 5-1-2c adds "... attempting to throw a non-batted ball" which changes the meaning of 8-5-6 "(FP) The plate umpire or any part of the plate umpire's clothing interferes with the catcher's attempt to throw out a runner stealing, or an attempted pick off play. Penalty: ... delayed dead ball ..."
Sorry for the late response, but I just saw this post, and I have to agree with Crabby Bob that NFHS Rule 5 is problematic. Rule 8-5-6 is the prevailing rule, and makes NFHS no different than the other rule sets in stating that the plate umpire can only interfere with a throw to retire a runner attempting to steal, or a throw on a pick-off play.

Another typical example of how Rule 5 muddies the water is in the Table under 29 where it says it's an immediate dead ball for a "Batted ball hitting runner while touching base." You cannot just use that language and rule that all batted balls that hit runners on a base are immediate dead balls. If they hit the runner after passing a fielder in front of the base, the ball is live.
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