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Originally posted by chris s
Steve, 9.01c does not have ANY thing to do with this! First off, you are gonna let an OFFENSIVE player stop the ball from going dead(and awarding the runners 2 bags TOT) for intentionally interfering? Second, you are gonna start play with equipment/ice chests/ and lawn chairs in live ball area??? So much for a little game management.....???
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It's
obvious you need to read my last post a little closer, Chris.
My post dealt entirely with such action interfering with a ball that was
obviously heading to DBT less the action of the player, equipment, etc that was left outside the dugout when it should not have been. Chris, whether a ball that is
obviously headed to DBT is stopped from doing so by an offensive or defensive player, it still remains
obvious where the ball was headed.
If I have dugout with a ledge and the team places their cooler on the ledge (I don't care if it's the offense or defense) which is later struck by a thrown ball, it seems
obvious to me that the ball would have entered the dugout had it not struck the cooler. Same if a glove is placed on the ledge, or if a player is sitting on the ledge. If these factors now start extending outward from the dugout into the playing field, it now becomes
my judgment as to what I consider obvious or not.
It's also
obvious from many of my other posts, Chris, that I consider my position on the field as that of judge to manage the game---using the rules as a mere guideline of that management. I admit often to knowingly overlooking infractions that are technical and where no advantage is gained. I'm not ashamed of that, Chris. IMO, that is good officiating---especially at the amateur level. If you manage your game strictly by the black/white print of the book, then you will build your own wall in your umpiring career.
CSFP is part of umpiring.
Freix