Obstruction or interference

[Kaliix]

WWTB,
I am inclined to agree with your interpretation of the coach preventing passing by physically stopping it from happening.

However, the rule doesn't support it, at least from what I have found in the rule book.

Rule 3-2-2 states: "No coach shall physically assist a runner during playing action."

Playing action is defined in Rule 2-29-1 as (refering to the word play), "The term is also used to denote a unit of action which begins when a pitcher has the ball in his possession in pitching position and ends when the ball becomes dead..."

By rule, playing action cannot occur during a dead ball and the rule regarding coaches physically assisting only covers those actions that occur during playing action. It may be an oversight in the rule, but it appears that a coach can during a dead ball physically assist a runner.

Originally posted by WhatWuzThatBlue
No, you didn't...you quoted the wrong rule and I pointed that out. Did you notice no one else is supporting your thoughts? The coach physically prevented a runner from committing a baserunning infraction - most of us understand that to be illegal.