Rockies/D-Backs...Willful and Deliberate Interference?

[jicecone]

Originally Posted by PeteBooth

That's because when Ron Darling played, the play at second was what the runner was supposed to do and no interference was called.

This year alone we have had 3 Intentional Interfernce calls and as I mentioned above I cannot remember the last time in MLB Intentional Interference was called.

We will wait and see if this is addressed after this year.

Pete Booth

I agree, but you would think that after one or two calls if MLB did not want it enforced they would have past it down to the officials.

Then again, maybe that is only my warped logic of how things should be done. Sorry!

[UmpJM]

The only thing wrong with that call is that Clint Hurdle had to come out afterwards & remind them to return the runner (R2 at start of the play) from 3B to 2B.

JM

[johnnyg08]

I guess if you call that being wrong...I would like to call it "working as a crew" but that's just me.

[kylejt]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

I guess if you call that being wrong...I would like to call it "working as a crew" but that's just me.

I'd call it a goof by U2 and/or U3. One of them should have been on this right away. It's U2's runner, but U3 should have covered him on it. Neither caught it. So yeah, they were wrong. Again, this wasn't such a great call, just a correct one, followed by a miscue. When the manager has to come on the field and point out a basic rule, then I'd stop calling it a "GREAT CALL!". I'm guessing if the runner were put back right away you wouldn't have crap thrown on the field. But they had to conference on this one, and that fanned the flames. Umpiring 101 guys, and they only got a 50%.