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Old Sun Aug 07, 2005, 07:07pm
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mrm21711,

I would agree for the most part with DG and jicecone that this is most likely nothing. Certainly not CI (or "obstruction" in FED).

However, I could also see a call of "weak interference" in the event that there was a runner attempting to advance on the pitch/play. That is, a call of "time" and runners return to TOP base (unless the catcher was able to throw out the runner despite the batter pulling his bat back into the catcher's mitt - play would stand.)

This would seem to me to be the equivalent of the batter's follow-through inadvertantly hitting the catcher, as dealt with in the EXCEPTION for 6.06(c) (towards the end).

I don't have any authoritative support for this ruling on the play described, but to me it seems consistent with the principles behind the rules.

JM
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