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Originally Posted by bossman72
Under pure OBR, i'm confused as to why this is interference. I thought a slide was not required... 
Devil's advocate:
Why is a similar (more malicious) play at home plate with collisions with the catcher not called interference? They obviously are not trying to reach the base in that instance. |
It wasn't the lack of a slide, it was the deliberate contact he made with intent to prevent the double play. I missed it initially during live play, on the link you can see it clearly.
As for part 2, when the catcher is trying to block the plate as in MLB, do you really think he is trying for a DP??