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Originally Posted by mbcrowder
AtlSteve - I'm not sure you can really justify a BOO here, much less extending it to an extra out. If we're ignoring the fact that the umpires failed to note the count ... then play this situation out as if the umpires did NOT fail to note it, but simply did what they were supposed to, meaning not pointing to first base. We have a batter awarded first base by rule, when ball four crosses the plate. We then have a catcher throwing the ball to another fielder (F1), and a batter who has not yet reached first base. Next we have F1 throwing the ball back to F2 - and then our BR hits it with his bat.
We have an out for intentional interference with a throw when the batter-runner strikes the thrown ball intentionally.
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Not bad; but it has an obvious flaw. Since B2 is awarded 1st by rule, and is not in jeopardy as a batter-runner, what "play" has been interfered with?