What Fakes Are Legal in FED?

[DG]

Originally Posted by CoachJM

cshs81,

1. Not sure - I could see treating this one as Obstruction.

2. Legal.

3. Legal.

4. Legal

5. Legal.

JM

For #3 if F4 fakes a tag he is guilty of obstruction and will receive a warning not to do this again, and be removed from the game if he does. R1 is awarded 2B on the obstruction, which he would have made it anyway since F6 cut off the throw.

[UmpJM]

I completely agree with DG and Garth's assertion that under FED, a fake tag would be illegal (and deemed Obstruction) were it to be part of the fielder's action in #3.

JM

P.S. And my recollection of the "Miami play" is as described by DG.

[TussAgee11]

Heard about a play called "Rainbow" in which, with a runner stealing and obviously going to get the base, F2 throws the ball high into the air towards F4. F4 camps under it, everyone on the defense yells "UP!" trying to get R1 to retreat to 1st.

Obstruction of the verbal kind if the team yells "UP!"?? I would think so under FED.

[DG]

Originally Posted by TussAgee11

Heard about a play called "Rainbow" in which, with a runner stealing and obviously going to get the base, F2 throws the ball high into the air towards F4. F4 camps under it, everyone on the defense yells "UP!" trying to get R1 to retreat to 1st.

Obstruction of the verbal kind if the team yells "UP!"?? I would think so under FED.

Verbal obstruction under FED.

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by CoachJM

I completely agree with DG and Garth's assertion that under FED, a fake tag would be illegal (and deemed Obstruction) were it to be part of the fielder's action in #3.

JM

P.S. And my recollection of the "Miami play" is as described by DG.

Click on his link and you'll find that it more resembles my description, which was based on a tape I have of the play.