Legal in Fed?
 

Would this slide be legal in Fed?

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Ahhhhh...the good old days.

Not these days. Must slide in straight line to the base OR away from fielder. In FED this would be INT.

I believe the original post had a tinge of sarcasm

Ahhhhh! The days of real baseball - not that namby-pabmy stuff we deal with today! Pre-lawsuit era long gone by!

But alas, this would be an ejection under FED rules!

What you might not realize is that the runner started this play as a "skunk" in RF: he's sliding directly into the base!

Ignore that apparent slide mark in the dirt - that's from another play... coincidence... guess you HTBT...

The runner doesn't appear to be wearing one of those namby-pamby batting helmets either.

Well, he isn't batting, is he?

Well, surely the old two-hands-in-the-catcher's-eyes crash is legal.
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Not even in FED football.

Bob

Yeah but if we go back to those days, we all have to wear the raft and those little beanies! :eek:

Great timing on the out call too. Umpires back then just couldn't wait to get that thumb up in the air. These days we call them, "Smitties."

1)http://home.indy.rr.com/mcurley/mattemotes/sarcasm.jpg

2) This would be interference in any rule set. Even in OBR, you have to be able to reach the base with a hand or foot.