FED - Force Play Slide Rule

[Matt]

Originally Posted by David Emerling

Let's change just one thing in the above case play and tell me if this might make the non-interference call much more difficult to make.

F6 air mails the ball over F3's head and BR advances to 2nd on the wild throw.

Try to sell that non-interference call. Good luck.

You cannot assume interference merely because of a bad throw. Given that between the OP and your addendum, there is nothing that indicates that there was an altering of the fielder's play, I don't have interference.

Originally Posted by David Emerling

The umpire would have to say that the wild throw and the runner's attempt to take out the pivot man were not related.

Let's look at it conversely--the umpire would have to say that the bad throw was caused by the slide. Try justifying that one without evidence.

Originally Posted by David Emerling

It was just a bad throw having absolutely nothing to do with the runner sliding into 2nd. Although I can see that being a possibility - I don't think I would want to go there.

Make the above call and I guarantee you'll end up having to eject the defensive manager.

That comes with the job.