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Originally posted by thumpferee
I have a question if I may which I posted on another thread.
Is there a delayed dead ball in OBR?
There is on obstruction 7.06 (b)but I saw no other situation in the rule book where the ball would be delayed dead on interference.
I been calling under FED rules for 3 years and am now calling under LL rules. There are many differences and seem to get rules mixed up from time to time.
That's my excuse and I'm sticking with it.
Looking forward to your replies.
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First of all, you're welcome on the clarifications. If you intend to keep quoting from the LL rule book, be aware that the difference you have discovered on this occasion is NOT the only one. For example, there is no Rule 7.13 in the OBR, but there is in the LL version. It might be best if you were to preface the rule number with LL, so we know that you aren't quoting from the garden variety
Official Baseball Rules (OBR).
OTOH, if you would prefer you can go to the
Official Baseball Rules Online at MLB.com, and check citations against the source before you reply. Just a helpful suggestion is all.
As to your question, OBR has a delayed dead ball for:
- Obstruction with no play being made on the obstructed runner [OBR 7.06(b)],
- Catcher's Interference [OBR 6.08(c)],
- Delivering a defaced ball [OBR 8.02(a)Penalty(c)],
- Batter's Interference [OBR 6.06(c)], and
- Balks in some cases [OBR 8.05 Penalty].
If you are having trouble handling the differences between FED and OBR, you might find Carl Childress' book
Baseball Rules Differences (BRD) a useful addition to your library. You can purchase it from Officiating.com by going to the
baseball page and clicking on the link provided. It covers differences between FED, OBR, NCAA and NAIA, is cross-referenced, indexed and reports official interpretations from all of the authorised interpreters of those rules. Oh, and it also lists ALL cases of a delayed dead ball between the various rules systems. *BIG grin*
Hope this helps
Cheers
[Edited by Warren Willson on Jul 3rd, 2003 at 07:25 AM]