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Originally Posted by bossman72
Yes, it is. OBR is screwed up. It's a delayed dead ball by interpretations.
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By whose interpretations?
OBR RULE 2 DEFINITIONS..INTERFERENCE
(a) Offensive interference is an act by the team at bat which interferes with, obstructs, impedes, hinders or confuses any fielder attempting to make a play. If the umpire declares the batter, batter runner, or a runner out for interference, all other runners shall return to the last base that was in the judgment of the umpire, legally touched at the time of the interference, unless otherwise provided by these rules. In the event the batter runner has not reached first base, all runners shall return to the base last occupied at the time of the pitch.
On any interference the ball is dead.
7.09 It is interference by a batter or a runner when-
(i) In the judgment of the umpire, the base coach at third base, or first base, by touching or holding the runner, physically assists him in returning to or leaving third base or first base.
PENALTY FOR INTERFERENCE:
The runner is out and the ball is dead.
Read it and weep. Where do you see "delayed dead ball", ANYWHERE?
Bob