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[UMP25]

Actually, I disagree with your logic, but I understand what you're attempting to say. Either a coach tries to avoid such a ball or he doesn't. IMHO, simply covering one's head isn't avoiding.

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by UMP25

Actually, I disagree with your logic, but I understand what you're attempting to say. Either a coach tries to avoid such a ball or he doesn't. IMHO, simply covering one's head isn't avoiding.

Had the wind blowing so hard the other day I was trying not to interfere with a fly ball to right field that blew foul the first baseman was trying to catch unsuccessfully while in the "A" position..........

I almost never got out of the way.

[archangel]

Originally Posted by Dave Reed

According to J/R, the coach has to "blatantly and avoidably" hinder the fielder in order to be called for interference. " If he tries to avoid, but contacts a fielder, it is not interference." Sounds like lots of wiggle room to me!

Of course its a HTBT, but since the OP said a popup foul around 1st, not near the dugout or the deadball fence, that gives the coach plenty of time to "avoid"...so my take is 99% OUT, maybe 1% "wiggle"....

[fitump56]

Agreed.