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Originally posted by Robert G
!st & 2nd I am PU, ground ball to the left of F6, R2 lightly bumbs him as he goes for the ball & everyone is safe. This is a Little League game & after the play my partner says he wants my advice was it interference? I said I honestly did not see it & since he did not call anything I said not to make a call.Even if I did see it can we make the call after the play had stopped? Shouldn't interference been called when it happened? Or is it ok to make a delayed call?
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I think you have to be really careful before making an interference call. Just because a runner bumps into a fielder does not necessarily mean you have interference. If the runner could have avoided contact, then call the interference. But if the collision was incidental and did not affect the play, I would let the play stand. This incidental contact may occur if the ball was hit in such away that that made it impossible for the fielder and runner to avoid a collision. I often let the play develop before making a call. In one instance, I could have called interference but I took some time to think about if the interference affected the play. I didn't hear any complaints from either side so I let the play stand. Sometime your best ally is silence
Greg