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1. Do you agree that BOTH 6.08c AND 7.07 specifically cover the case of catcher's interference when there is an R3 attempting to advance by means of a squeeze or steal?
YES
2. Do you agree that I clearly stated that EITHER rule could equally apply in the subject circumstances?
YES
3. Do you agree that I, as an umpire, have an equal right to choose to apply WHICHEVER of the two valid, relevant rules equally cover the subject circumstances?
NO. The current interps available to me (I don't have JEA) say to use 7.07 in this case.
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Another example of when rules appear to conflict, and an accepted interpretation is required:
6.05 j) After a third strike or after he hits a fair ball, he or first base is tagged before he touches first base;
7.10 Any runner shall be called out, on appeal, when_
b) With the ball in play, while advancing or returning to a base, he fails to touch each base in order before he, or a missed base, is tagged.
If a runner beats the throw but fails to touch the base, the call is "safe" despite the 6.05(j) requirement that he "touch" the base. This is based on the 7.10(b) requirement that makes a missed base an appeal, in spite of the fact that 6.05(j) appears to require a touch.
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Rich Ives
Different does not equate to wrong
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