[thumpferee]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by DownTownTonyBrown
[B]Standing there with a bat over one shoulder watching your teamate slide into home and then getting hit in the back with the ball is "blatant and avoidable" (intentional) interference????

It is surely not the batter's fault as to where the ball went after it passed F2. Perhaps we can say, "Well we know where the play is going to be made (home plate) and the batter stood too close to the play."

It is for this reason that I am usually yelling at the batter to "get out of the way" ... of course,right up until he gets hit in the back with the ball, he may think he is getting out of the runner's way.

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So, everyone knows where the play is going to be, but the batter stood too close or got hit in the back while a play is being made at home plate and that is not interference?

Do you normally tell a batter to get out of the way so to not interfere with a play at the plate?

Talking about giving an advantage to the offense!

As PU I'm goin to tell the batter with no outs, tie score in the bottom of the 7th with R1 to bunt from now on!