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Originally posted by SanDiegoSteve
Just to set the record straight, and not to solicit a reply, I never, no not once, ever gave the impression that the Case Book was a separate entity from the OBR. On the contrary, all of my posts referred to its location as after the rule itself. My original spelling was incorrect, as I spelled Case Book as all one word.
If anything, my explanations of rules, interpretatons, etc., are usually too long-winded, so I tend to try to err on the side of brevity when possible.
jpc, in his original question, said that the runner's actions did not appear to be intentional. That to me said that the contact should be ignored in that particular situation. If the BR is simply running to first base, and happens to have a little contact with the catcher, interference is not called, unless you adjudge it as intentional.
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Please read your original response. It was not complete with regards to this play. The original post said that it did not look intentional and you gave a ruling that implies that these collisions are non events. That is simply not the case with all of these plays. If you've been around here long enough you'll know that if someone says that a runner is safe if he beats the ball to the base. Then others will provide a myriad of plays that show this not to be the case. Why is that a difficult concept to grasp? Complete the thought so that we all can see and learn. Isn't that what you said this site is all about? You are corret with your final paragraph, but we've already said that. Once again, you seem to think I'm out to get you and I'm merely correcting a partial answer.
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Rich,
Your petty name calling must have clouded my judgement. I could have sworn you used partial quotes, excluding the context in which they were used. I provided more than one line to support my thoughts; you ignored them, but that is not a surprise to anyone here. My words were clear and most everyone understood. Did you see any of our resident experts arguing against what I wrote? Neither did I.