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When I was at PBUC (then UDP) I was taught to say, "that's interference". Even though they may have changed this mechanic )based on what other posters have said) I still use it in my games. If the defensive manager comes out to argue that there should be an "out" on the play, I would simply explain to him that its "backswing interference" and tell him that the penalty is that the advancing runner returns to his TOP base and that's it...and that the penalty is not an "out" on the batter, too.
Don't forget that in addition to "backswing interference" we also have "return toss interference" (which could be committed by the batter, too). They are closely related, and as I remember (since I don't have it out in front of me) they are discussed in the same section of the J/R manual.
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