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Originally posted by greymule
These are good points, and I'm glad you posted them.
However, these plays are not really a "deflected" ball. I agree that if there's a ground ball to F4 that hits him in the chest and falls in front of him, then interference by the runner does not have to be intentional. F4 is where he would have been had he fielded the ball cleanly. But I don't think we're talking about a deflected ball in that case.
A ball that ricochets off the pitcher toward F4 is another matter. On that play, I think interference has to be intentional.
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I was responding directly to Tap's post, which is why I quoted it as part of the response. I am very much aware that it has nothing to do with a deflected ball, thank you.
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