How would you rule on these plays.

[GarthB]

Originally posted by DownTownTonyBrown
Garth,

joining in a little late... can't spend all of my time here.

I like the explanations given by your FED guy... however it doesn't change the 1998 FED interpretation offered by Bob J.

Right or wrong, I look at interps as is they were legal precedents. "Legal principles, created by a court decision, which provides an example or authority for judges deciding similar issues later. Generally, but not always decisions of higher courts (within a particular system of courts) are mandatory precedent on lower courts within that system. However, precedents are often overturned or ignored as one can often find a precedent to justify either side of an argument."

Baseball interps are even more fluid. Again they are not the same as the written rule and as we have seen even in MLB, interps from a few years back are not necessarily followed today.

The interp from my state FED clinician is the most current and reasonable one I have. We in Washington will follow it.