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Originally posted by rafking
Fed says (8.6.14) "The runner does not legally slide and causes illegal contact and/or illegally alters the actions of the fielder in the immediate act of making a play on her", then the call is interference.
It does not mention intentional.
I would say contact from the runner to a fielder attempting to catch a thrown ball is illegal contact. A slide would have avoided the contact. Runner has to have some responsibility no matter 'where the ball was'.
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This is referring to an illegal slide versus a legal one. For more clarification, look on page 26 and read the definition of slide.
You cannot require a runner to slide under any circumstances.