the running line hitter-runner

[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.