Thread: Obstruction or Interference? Tricky call
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Old Mon Apr 09, 2007, 12:27pm
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Originally Posted by RPatrino
For argument sake, suppose you ignore the initial muff,
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Originally Posted by RPatrino
My question is can/should you ignore the initial attempt to field the ball
Ignoring the initial muff changes the entire play, and no, you can not ignore it, as it causes completely different rules to come into play.
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