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Originally Posted by PeteBooth
You can pretty much ask this type question about any rule-set.
I would like rule 2-32-2(c) to be changed. The way it reads now
It is an illegal slide if:
(c) the runner goes beyond the base and THEN makes contact with OR alters the play of the fielder.
Notice the conjunction OR which means either or. I would like to take out the word OR and substitute AND. If a player sliding past the bag and making contact (as long as it is not malicous) does not alter the play then IMO they should not be declared out.
Same on a FPSR. If a play is not altered then again IMO there should be no interference.
The way the current rule reads, the following is a FPSR violation
R1: Ground ball to F6 to start the old fashion 6-4-3 DP. R1 slides past second base and contacts F4.
According to the current rule the call is
1. TIME
2. That's interference
3. R1 and the BR are out.
Also, as umpires we should NOT have to check "bats / hats" IMO, the onus should be on the coaches. If discovered then we penalize accordingly.
Pete Booth
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You interchange the word
AND for
OR,then both scenarios would have to happen. The word
OR makes the ruling consistent with the other wordings in the FED rule book. It's the same if the infielder is off to the infield or outfield side of the bag. Would you have them change the wording there also?
You would having it reading the same as, "If the runner goes past the base and makes contact (not malicous), the play must altered to call interference." Really no need for the word
AND is there?
Playing some 2B way back before such rules were incorporated, I would use the back of the bag as protection from a sliding runner, especially if there was no shot at turning a double play. FED has made this a safety issue so the infielders aren't a sitting duck and the runner gets a free shot at them.
I suppose my pet peeve is if an illegal substitute is discovered they will be restricted to the bench. If discovered again they will be ejected.
What's the difference? In this situation, restricting is basically the same as an ejection.