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Originally Posted by Dukat
True but what if the catcher catches it clean. Any change in your opinion?
Not in mine but I just wanted to make sure I am calling it correctly.
Many argue since it is a non-d3k situation the exception does not apply. I am not one who goes by this philosophy but I have had many arguments with ones who do go by it.
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If the exception only applied to true D3K situations (that is, where there actually is an uncaught 3rd strike with 1B unoccupied or 2 outs), then there would be no need for the exception. In ASA, the exception is stated
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NOTE: A runner continuing to run and drawing a throw may be considered a form of interference. This does not apply to the batter-runner running on the dropped third strike rule.
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Taking this exception literally, it would never apply at all because if it is not an actual D3K, there is no BR! Obviously, it seems to me, the literal interpretation is not what was intended.