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Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser
3-2 Phillies, R1/R3, 1 out. Top of the 9th.
Slow roller to short. NOT a double play ball. Fielded to second for one (the announcers had already conceded the tie) and in one of the dumbest moves I've ever seen in MLB, Marlon Anderson goes out of his way to intentionally interfere with Phils' F4 Iguchi. CB Bucknor called it immediately and the Phillies win, 3-2.
A great call, without a doubt. And the second one I've seen called in the past week.
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Rich I am a Met fan and while I do not care for CB Buckner he did make a great call.
The problem:
This is one of those calls that is not called consistent from game to game. It's akin to running lane interference. We have seen 2 called in the past week and I can't remember any before then that's how rare of a call it is in MLB.
Perhaps we will start to see more consistency in this type of call in the future.
I have heard announcers that want the rule changed (what else is knew)
Some want this type of call to be similiar to pass interference in football meaning, after the interference call and Double play ruling, they want the umpires to huddle to ascertain (absent the Interference) if B1 would have been safe at first, hence "waving off" the second out. The football reference was that if the ball is deemed "uncatchable" the interference is waved off.
Hey Rich maybe just maybe we might just get that Re-write of the rules that we have been looking for with new interps.
In any event I agree with you Good call by CB.
Pete Booth