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Originally posted by cbfoulds
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Originally posted by gordon30307
Hey cbflouds refer to rule 2-32-2A A slide is illegal if ....pop up slide into the fielder. Interference may be intentional or unintentiuonal I don't make things up. Reading is a skill.
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Sure is a skill: one you apparently need some practice with:
Tell me, where is the pop-up slide in Sitch 3, please? Heck, where does it say the runner slid AT ALL? ["A runner is never required to slide, but ....."]
Also, note that I referenced "..must be intentional [or at least a FPSR violation] ...".
"Interference" may be "intentional or unintentional", but on a throw or thrown ball, it must be INTENTIONAL [by rule] or a violation of a specific rule which penalises the violation as interference. Wait!! I already wrote that! In the previous post!!
Shall we try again? What are you penalising, under what rule?
[Edited by cbfoulds on Mar 15th, 2005 at 11:14 AM]
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The Fed. puts a great deal of emphasis on safety. This is quite apparent if you look at the difference between OBR and Fed. Rules. If you accept the premise that the runner is out if hit by the thrown ball as described do you think that the Fed. would want you to allow the play to stand if the fielder made a bad throw in order to avoid hitting the runner? In the "show" fielders are taught on the relay to disregard the runner going into second. They all know this and this is why you will see them run out of the way. I don't believe the Fed. wants this taught. That being the case and keeping in mind the philosophy that the Fed. espouses the powers that be probably want interference called with the penalty imposed purely as a matter of safety for the players. Although I don't know this for a fact, but, if I had to hazard a guess I beleive this would be the case.
Concerning sliding. A runner is never required to slide but they may not interfere. Interference like obstruction may be intentional or unintentional.