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Originally posted by whiskers_ump
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Originally posted by lildani14
On play #2 its a judgement call. if the fake throw caused the runner to double take you could call obstruction in my view. the runner shouldn't be watching the players though.
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Dani,
Don't believe that this call would ever be made. A fake *tag*
yes, but not a fake throw. You see that all the time.
glen
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I've had a couple incarnations of one that I've called a couple of times over the past dozen years.
This was one of those plays:
(SP) R1 on 1B, less than two outs. Ground ball behind R1 near the 1B line. Runner chugging for 2B as F6 came across the ball as if receiving and relaying the ball to 1B for a double play. R1 dutifully "got down" to avoid being hit with the ball covering his head.
The only problem was the ball was still being chased down by the rightfielder. BR rounded 1B, but stopped and returned to the bag after seeing R1 laying on the ground.
I threw out the left arm and waited for the ball to return to the IF. Called time, placed R1 on 3B and the BR on 2B.
I wouldn't have had a problem if F6 just came across the bag, but the simulated throw to 1B caused a player to unnecessarily slide. On a fake tag, that would almost always call for an ejection.
After the player told me he had done that "thousands" of times, I told him one more would be his last opportunity.