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Originally Posted by Shmuelg
mbyron,
Thanks for the reply. But what would you do about this rule:
It seems to me that if R3 interfered intentionally, we call both him and the batter out.
Shmuel
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The comment to which you refer applies when the runner is ON the base. The OP explicitly states that the runner is OFF base.
In most cases, I will not call a DP on a pop foul, because absent the interference the defense in all probability would not have been able to get one. To award them a DP in this case is, in my judgment, to confer an unfair advantage on the defense.