[PeteBooth]

Originally posted by Jim Porter
Rule on the following:

-R1, two outs.

-Pitcher balks and delivers

-R1 is off with the pitch, and is obstructed by F3

-Catcher interferes with the B1, but B1 smacks a single to right anyway

-R1 misses second base on his way to third (not caused by the obstruction)

-F9 bobbles the ball in right field.

-R1 rounds third and is heading home when, seeing F9 gain control of the ball, R1 retreats back to third base.

-B1 rounds second, and seeing R1 retreating back to third, he retreats back to second.

-F9 throws to F4 to try to put out the retreating B1, and B1 unintentionally interferes with the throw.

-The throw deflects off B1, skips by F4, bounces across the diamond, and dribbles through a hole in the fence and out of play.

-Once play resumes, the defense properly appeals R1's miss of second base.


Jim we are playing under FED rules (Grin) right. Immediate Dead Ball forget all the other nonsense.

Ok Ok Ok after eTeamz I wanted an easy one. here goes.

Since all runners including BR advanced 1 base ignor both the Balk and the CI. Even though r1 missed second he is deemed to have touched it when making base awards.

R1 obstructed by F3 is type "B" Obstruction so we have to wait until end of playing action before enforcing. Under Type "B" we make awards based upon where we would place the runner had there been no obstruction at all.

Since F9 bobbled the ball and R1 was about to score, I would
award r1 home.

On a thrown ball the interference has to be INTENTIONAL and since you mentioned unintentional ignor and keep ball alive.

Once ball is dead we call Time. On this type of play the first thing I'm going to do is Talk to my partner and say hey Smitty What do you have. Here's my ruling (while ball is dead)

1. We have obstruction and I award r1 home, r2 to third and B1 to second.

2. We have an overthrown ball - 2 bases from TOT, award r2 and B1 home

At this time coach will probably come out and say hey Blue what about the Balk or the CI and at that point I would explain that all runners including BR advanced at least one base, hence the Balk and CI are ignored.

Now here;s the fun part. I say play - Defense appeals the miss of second base and we say out. Since the out at second is a Force out - No Runs score - Head for your car as fast as you can.

Ok Jim give us your answer tomorrow and BTW enough of these already, I'm running out of Advil.

Pete Booth