Sat Jun 12, 2004, 12:35am
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Originally posted by DG
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Originally posted by Dougster45
Two outs. B4 at the plate, R3 on 3rd base. Passed ball. R3 breaks for home. B4 steps bckwards towards 3rd base dugout and out of box so pitcher can can make a play at home plate. Ball has rolled toward 3rd base side of backstop. Catcher recovers, but instead of turning and making a good throw, flips the ball behind him toward home plate. Ball hits batter in the back. Ball had a good chance of being caught by pitcher before the runner crosses home plate. Runner crosses the plate. What's the call? What is the rule reference?
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Let's see, what are our choices? We can penalize the batter for the catcher making a poor throw. Nahhhhh.
We can penalize the runner for the catcher making a poor throw. Nahhhhhh.
Unless the batter intentionally interfered with the thrown ball, how about we let the catcher live with the consequences of making a poor throw?
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It wasn't a poor throw if it "had a good chance of being caught by the pitcher before the runner crosses the plate". I can see an interference call here, but I would have to see it (classic answer for interference calls).
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Let's reveiw. The orginal post said: Catcher recovers, but instead of turning and making a good throw, flips the ball behind him toward home plate. Ball hits batter in the back.
So INSTEAD of turning and making a GOOD THROW, the catcher flips the ball behind him ahd hits the batter IN THE BACK.
And you want interference on the batter?
Again, if the batter is not doing anything intentional and if, as the poster claims, the flip by the catcher was an alternative to a good throw, I've got nothing here.
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Let's review again, from the post. The throw "had a good chance of being caught by the pitcher before the runner crosses the plate". Now what is the definition of a good throw? One that reaches it's intended destination in time to make a play sounds like a good throw to me, no matter how awkward it might have been delivered. So if he delivered a routine looking throw that could have been caught by the pitcher you would have interference, but if he flips the throw from behind his back and it hits the batter in the same spot as the routine looking throw you don't have interference?
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