Catcher's Obstruction: Hit or E2?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by TwoBits

He's 8 playing on a 10 and under team. Pitched 5 innings, walked 5, struck out 13. Only kid that scored was the one who got reached on catcher's obstruction and scored on a fielder's choice.

I refer to him as "Dad's retirement plan".

Repeat after me: Catcher's Interference. Thank you.

(I know FED uses the phrase catcher's obstruction, but it's idiotic.)

[johnnyg08]

I wouldn't throw all of your apples in one basket...I threw a couple no-no's back in the day...with the same/similar amount of K's and I never came close to the bigs...now I don't know your son...but in 11 years if he's still the real deal, please call me out and I will personally congratulate you...until then, keep your son humble...

[TwoBits]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

I wouldn't throw all of your apples in one basket...I threw a couple no-no's back in the day...with the same/similar amount of K's and I never came close to the bigs...now I don't know your son...but in 11 years if he's still the real deal, please call me out and I will personally congratulate you...until then, keep your son humble...

Guys, guys, guys. I know the odds of him making the pros is astronomical. But I can dream can't I? He's a pretty good basketball player, too, and I keep telling him that unless his name is Michael Jordan, there will ALWAYS be somebody better than him. Obviously that analogy doesn't fit in baseball.

As for "interfence" vs. "obstruction", I do mostly FED, so I use FED terminology.

[etn_ump]

Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser

Repeat after me: Catcher's Interference. Thank you.

(I know FED uses the phrase catcher's obstruction, but it's idiotic.)

I disagree. All other Interference deals with the offense and obstruction on the defense. Why should the catcher's defensive infraction be called interference when all other defensive infractions are obstruction?

[UmpJM]

etn_ump,

Obstruction happens to runners. (Defensive) Interference happens to batters.

OBSTRUCTION is the act of a fielder who, while not in possession of the ball and not in the act of fielding the ball, impedes the progress of any runner.

(b) Defensive interference is an act by a fielder which hinders or prevents a batter from hitting a pitch.

Of course, we also have umpire and spectator interference which could possibly disadvantage either the offense or defense. Thinking of of it as "the offense interferes & the defense obstructs" is not a good way to think of it. Unless you're doing FED, of course.

JM