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Old Wed Apr 27, 2005, 09:58pm
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Originally posted by mbyron
Sounds to me as if you did about all the preventive umpiring you could do short of being officious. Let 'em get in the way and call their scoring runner out on the interference (as appropriate, of course). They won't make that mistake again.
Team warning is appropriate, but I don't think there is an interference call to be made for interfering with the pitcher's attempt to back up the play, even if there had been a play at the plate. Interfere with the catcher would be interference.
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