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I'm not saying the type of pitch does matter, Just asking the question. I have heard Ump's say it does, I have always disagreed. Only once have I felt inclinde to give the Batter the benifit of the doubt on the INT, was a pitch the was very inside most likely would have hit the batter, he did a slide jumpback to get out of the way and over corrected launching himself forward. I felt that since the Def had Erred in the Pitch, and that was the largest contributing factor for where the Batter ended up, that INT would reward the DEF for the poor pitch.
Steve : how do you describe a "Bad Throw". In my head anyway, I have it that if the catcher needs to alter his natural motion, or his view is blocked, so after he releases the ball, he is looking around to find out what happened. I am a firm believer that seeing the Target is a huge factor in Accuracy. But as I'm aware you need to call the interference when it happens, If the runner is retired then you ignore the INT, but it still needs to be called before knowing what will happen at the other end of the play.
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"It isn't enough for an umpire merely to know what he's doing. He has to look as though he know what he's doing too." - National League Umpire Larry Goetz
"Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better hit it."
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