[greymule]

I'd like to see a replay of the incident in the Braves' game. Just because the runner caused a bad throw is not reason enough to call him out. The question is, Did the runner interfere with the fielder taking the throw? It is not, Did the runner cause the fielder to make a wild throw? But yes, the benefit of the doubt goes to the fielder.

The fielder should play the ball normally, not try to adjust to the illegal action of the runner. I had this play a couple of years ago: BR bunted a few feet up the 1B line. F2 fielded the ball and hesitated on the throw to 1B because the runner was on the fair side of the line. The complaint, of course, was, "I couldn't throw the ball. It would have hit the runner." But until the runner interferes with the fielder taking the throw at 1B, there has been no violation.