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Originally posted by David Emerling
Quote:
Originally posted by umpduck11
How about this one? In a 40-and-over game,OBR....
Batter hits towering fly into foul territory near
plate.Catcher searches the sky for the ball,batter
begins yelling "I got it,Gene....Gene,I got it".
What do you have,if anything?
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Have you got? Bush League play. And you would think a 40-yr-old should know better.
It's certainly not verbal interference since there is no such thing under OBR.
OBR ... 40-yr-olds ... this type of behavior usually gets "fixed" on the next pitch to that batter. He'll "get it", all right.
David Emerling
Memphis, TN
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David: In the OBR there is no verbal obstruction, but there is verbal interference. (2.00 Interference a) Wendelstedt wrote about a major league batter yelling at a fielder, causing him to drop a foul pop up. "He's out!" Harry said.
The play doesn't appear in the BRD because all three codes penalize verbal interference. See Section 298.
Sat Feb 12, 2005, 12:56am
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