It is derived. You can't interfere with the fielder taking the throw if it wasn't possible to take the throw.


Same as no pass interference in American football if the pass is uncatchable.

LOL, read the interps. :rolleyes:

What does it mean? the rule is the rule, But is not complete, for this reason you resort to interpretations of the Rules ... in Italy we do not, we use only the OBR :(
the concept of "quality throw" is an interpretation of OBR? it is right that I should consider? thanks for the education!

Ci. Ci.

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That's right. You might consider the very illuminating The Rules of Professional Baseball, which you can purchase at Rules of Baseball.com. Good balance of content and comprehensiveness.

The Official Baseball Rules (OBR) were written throughout the 19th & 20th Century. As a matter of fact, the last major rule change was in 1973 - American League DH Rule was added as an experiment - 38 years later, the "experiment" is still going on! You can view the historical side of the rules at this link >>>> Baseball Almanac - Rules History.

The rules are vague and some even contradict each other. To properly umpire, you need to understand the interpretation of the rules. In scenario, the quality of the throw is important because otherwise, the catcher could simply throw the ball away or directly at the batter/runner and get the out. (In our High School rules (Federation Rules) the quality of the throw is not a consideration. As long as there is a throw, and the batter/runner is not in the land, interference may be called.) This rule is a good example of how the OBR is open ended and vague.

I cant seem to find that in the OBR rule book.. can you please provide....I see the comment, but that didnt talk about a "quality throw.."

Sure, for one easy-to-use reference see post #36. JEA and PBUC provide others and are more authoritative for pro ball.

got yea.. but post #36 is just a guy on a message board writing.. I didnt see anything..I will let you know more about the PBUC intrep soon..