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[UmpTTS43]

Originally Posted by mbyron

By rule that's right, of course. I was addressing the OP's situation, where the runner routinely had his hands up high above his head. If that's part of his routine (weird routine), it's unlikely to be INT.

Although that may be part of his "routine", one can only assume that he is doing it for the express purpose of interfering with a possible throw into F5. If the ball hits his arms, I'm banging him out for INT. I bet that would make him reconsider his "routine".

[JaxRolo]

Originally Posted by UmpTTS43

Although that may be part of his "routine", one can only assume that he is doing it for the express purpose of interfering with a possible throw into F5. If the ball hits his arms, I'm banging him out for INT. I bet that would make him reconsider his "routine".

I have to agree. How are we supposed to know that he is not trying to interfere every single time as a routine.

If you call it he won't do it again. In a way this is game management because you will prevent any problems later.