That's why I asked my questions. It seemed to me that there could likely be no reason to yell "Foul Ball" like that OTHER than to obstruct the runner, unlike other examples of yelling by the defense (yelling "3!" might confuse the runner if he thinks it is a direction from his coach to continue to 3B, but it is a legitimate way for a defending player to indicate to their fielder to throw to 3B, general "Hey, batter, batter" chatter that may be annoying but is taken in stride and should not affect the actions of the offense, etc.)
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Matt
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just a full-time dad,
part-time coach,
here to learn.
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