the running line hitter-runner

[Spizzico]

Hi everybody,
I'm an italian umpire and if is possible i just wanna ask a suggest about a rule!Sorry about my english!
Which are the vision limits that an umpire-chief have to check to understand if the runner is or isn't in the running line.
The questions that i looking for an answer are:
if a player run with the left foot on the foul line,can be called interference or not?Do you look the runner's foot or all the body?

What I wanna understand,at the end, is when i have to call an interference!

PS I'm talking about the interference between the runner and the first base-man!

thanks!!!

[yawetag]

If the runner's foot is completely outside the line (not touching it at all), he's guilty of interference.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by yawetag

If the runner's foot is completely outside the line (not touching it at all), and he hinders a quality throw to retire a runner at first base, then he's guilty of interference.

Fixed it for ya.

Spizzico: merely stepping outside the lane is nothing until it creates a problem for the defense making a play at first base.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Fixed it for ya.

That is only true for OBR and not Fed, is it not?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Welpe

That is only true for OBR and not Fed, is it not?

It's partially true for FED (and I doubt spizzico does any FED ball).

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

It's partially true for FED (and I doubt spizzico does any FED ball).

Exactly.

FED nominally doesn't care about "quality throw," but I'm not sure why not.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

(and I doubt spizzico does any FED ball).

Good point, lost the context there, my apologies.

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by Spizzico

Hi everybody,
I'm an italian umpire and if is possible i just wanna ask a suggest about a rule!Sorry about my english!
Which are the vision limits that an umpire-chief have to check to understand if the runner is or isn't in the running line.
The questions that i looking for an answer are:
if a player run with the left foot on the foul line,can be called interference or not?Do you look the runner's foot or all the body?

What I wanna understand,at the end, is when i have to call an interference!

PS I'm talking about the interference between the runner and the first base-man!

thanks!!!

• You do not call interference unless there actually is interference.
• The batter-runner is responsible to remain in the lane from the 45 foot mark to the front of 1st base.
• The Batter-runner is allowed to leave the running lane to touch 1st base.
• The throw must be a quality throw (to be judged by the plate umpire.
• The running lane does not come into play unless the throw is coming from behindthe batter-runner (so a throw from the 3rd baseman will not involve the running lane).

People, Spizzico is from Italy and they play OBR there. So lay off the FED & NCAA rulings and stick with what the guy is asking about.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

• You do not call interference unless there actually is interference.
• The batter-runner is responsible to remain in the lane from the 45 foot mark to the front of 1st base.
• The Batter-runner is allowed to leave the running lane to touch 1st base.
• The throw must be a quality throw (to be judged by the plate umpire.
• The running lane does not come into play unless the throw is coming from behindthe batter-runner (so a throw from the 3rd baseman will not involve the running lane).

People, Spizzico is from Italy and they play OBR there. So lay off the FED & NCAA rulings and stick with what the guy is asking about.

The PBUC ruled (reported in the BRD) that the throw can be coming from anywhere.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

The PBUC ruled (reported in the BRD) that the throw can be coming from anywhere.

And they can call it that way in their games, too.

[Spizzico]

"The running lane does not come into play unless the throw is coming from behindthe batter-runner (so a throw from the 3rd baseman will not involve the running lane)"

This point is not present in the OBR!So,the running lane in the OBR,is it good for all the infielder's plays?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Spizzico

"The running lane does not come into play unless the throw is coming from behindthe batter-runner (so a throw from the 3rd baseman will not involve the running lane)"

This point is not present in the OBR!So,the running lane in the OBR,is it good for all the infielder's plays?

Yes. The general thought is that a throw from outside the box where the plate and the pitcher's mound are opposite corners that hits the runner cannot be a "quality throw".

Not that interference isn't possible; just that it's extremely unlikely.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

The PBUC ruled (reported in the BRD) that the throw can be coming from anywhere.

And that's not the only practice in which they differ with the owners of the OBR.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

And that's not the only practice in which they differ with the owners of the OBR.

Where have the owners ever commented on this?