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Originally posted by chuck chopper
Thats about how I would do it. Let me tangle up this bunt mess. I have never liked the interference from the batter on the catcher. Somehow in my heart I think the catcher should have to wait until the batter passes on the way to first. Sometimes the pitcher & catcher do not talk. The pitcher moves in as soon as the batter squares, the runner starts to go, then the catcher moves forward and there is a collision. The rules says the catcher has a right to make a play even though the pitcher is already doing the same thing. Do you guys get in this mess often ?
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I use the following rules of thumb (actually a BB ruling, but works well for softball also).
If F2 trips or obstructs BR from behind, then you have obstruction.
If BR runs into F2 fielding a batted ball (this meaning F2 has reached the spot of contact first), then you have interference.
A bump occuring on the initial movements of F2 and the BR is a nothing, play on, WYSIWYG.
Roger Greene