2 Collision Questions

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by lmathews19

Here's another collision question. FED rules. I was working a showcase tournament at the University of Tennessee this weekend (teams like the East Cobb Astros and the like) and I had 3 calls at 2nd base that the coaches came out and spoke with me about.

Bossman72,

He did say FED rules originally.

lmathews19, if #1 had happened in a MLB game, it would not be interference, since there is no slide or avoid type rule in place. However, it probably is not going to happen very often, since the fielder will happily throw one right into the face of a non-sliding runner, teaching that runner to get down or run away.

I've worked a showcase type tournament at Qualcomm Stadium before, and I don't remember anyone telling us to take it easy on the ejections, but usually in those things the coaches don't give the umps much trouble anyway, since it's an exhibition.