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Originally Posted by Dave Hensley
I don't think we're talking about the same game.
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If the runner slides within reach of the base and his slide alters the play of the pivot man on a DP, I've never seen INT called, unless the runner grabbed the fielder's arm or something similar. A legal, clean slide shouldn't be punished.
If the runner leaves the baseline to crash the pivot man, then of course it's interference. I'm just not quick to call interference because the pivot man doesn't get out of the way of the sliding runner.
If the only purpose the runner has is to try to break up a double play, and is not attempting to reach his next base, interference should be called.