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Old Sun Aug 06, 2006, 12:02pm
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CR/SFG Catcher or Batter Interference?

Situation from photo on Yahoo Sports:
"Home plate umpire Dan Iassogna, second from right, throws out Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle (13) as Hurdle came out to argue a batter's interference-out on the Rockies' Clint Barnes, at left, against the San Francisco Giants in the sixth inning of a baseball game on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006, in San Francisco."

The dispute came as a result of a pitch out. The batter reached across the plate and swung at the pitch striking the catcher's mitt. The swing was terrible and probably made to delay the catcher's response. The batter may have hit the ball had the catcher not been there. A judgement call had to be made one way or the other, one I believe could go either way. I am interested if anyone has any baseball rule, custom or tradition to help an umpire confused by this particular situation.
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Old Sun Aug 06, 2006, 12:33pm
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Sounds a lot like CI to me. Hurdle may have had a point. 6.08(c).
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If the swing was not a viable attempt to hit the ball, then I could see batter's interference, but that's a REAL stretch. He has a right to swing at anything, pitch-out, steal, whatever.
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Old Sun Aug 06, 2006, 01:45pm
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If the swing was not a viable attempt to hit the ball, then I could see batter's interference, but that's a REAL stretch. He has a right to swing at anything, pitch-out, steal, whatever.
The video is on the Rockies' website, rockies.mlb.com. Its under Barmes batter interference.
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Old Sun Aug 06, 2006, 02:37pm
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The umpire apparently ruled that the batter violated 6.06(c) by "making any other movement that hinder's the catcher's play". He apparently did not think it was an attempt to hit the ball, but an attempt to interfere.
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Old Mon Aug 07, 2006, 03:01pm
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After watching the video replays IMO this was a bad call. Clear CI as the batter COULD have made contact (As evidenced by making contact with F2's glove) without stepping out of the box.
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