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Originally Posted by umpjim
If I don't have this right I'll get remedial training (RTFM). But, in calling FPSR INT at 2B, which would usually be called by the PU, you would see a slide not directly at 2B and not away from the fielder. You would not look at anything else and call the violation right away. Somewhere, FED says it wants this called even it doesn't disrupt the play or (I'm guessing here) there is not a play. It's a safety issue.
While I know this I have not always applied it. That's why the coaches play the odds.
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Just like I told one coach when he ran out to discuss the call, I get, "Did he alter the play? Did he make contact?"
I replied, "No, but it's not because he didn't try his damnedest to! Would you rather he hurt somebody next time?"
It's probably one of the most misunderstood, and misapplied rules by players, coaches, and umpires. I've seen games where I definitely would have called it, not be called, and vice versa.
I simply tell them go straight at the base. Don't contact a fielder on the other side of the base. You don't have to slide, but if you don't, don't interfere with throw, and when you know you are out for sure, run away from the throw.
That's about as basic as you can get it without interference being called most of the time depending on the umpire.