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Originally posted by Macaroo
It is my understanding that the batter must make some indication that he intended to hit or bunt the ball, even if it is only partially squaring to bunt. There does NOT have to be contact for interference to occur, just preventing the opportunity to swing applies.
If the batter stands there and completely gives up his opportunity to swing or bunt, no interference has occured.
The umpire in your play may have seen the batter posed as if to bunt.
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Read OBR rule 7.07...........
The catcher's action with the advancing runner is illegal.
No attempt by the batter is necessary.
Don't make the batter knock off the catcher's head to call an infraction---safety first.
This is catcher's interference and also a balk advancing all runners in OBR. Fed advances only those runners that may have been attempting to steal on the play. Only possibility in Fed is with R3, R2 and R2 attempts no steal during R3's attempted advance---which once actually occurred in a game where I was PU.
Just my opinion,
Freix