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Old Wed Apr 10, 2013, 11:03am
Manny A Manny A is offline
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Originally Posted by DaveASA/FED View Post
Yeah I dont' have to references with me right now either but in FED there is the initial play definition that can make this very play interference. Which bothers me as runner can't be expected to know whats going to happen on a deflected ball!! But this falls into the "life is NOT fair" and the I dont' get to make the rules I just have to enforce them!!
I thought the initial play ruling deals with a runner hindering a fielder, not a runner being hit with the batted ball. So why would this be INT in FED?
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