running lane

[spiritump]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

Running outside the lane is not cheating because ther's no rule against running outside the lane.

You can get called for interference if you're outside the lane AND interfere but just being there is not in and of itself illegal.

Any decent catcher from JV on up knows how to find a clear throwing lane. The only time you'll see a problem with older players is when the runner is almost to the base. Otherwise the catcher will find the lane and the throw will be made OK.

A throw from F5 - even from 30' form the plate to a "receiver" that knows how to stretch, shouldn't come close to the runner.

It is not up to the catcher to find a clear lane to throw the ball--the batter-runner by rule has to run in the three foot lane the last 45 feet to first base.

[spiritump]

Originally Posted by spiritump

It is not up to the catcher to find a clear lane to throw the ball--the batter-runner by rule has to run in the three foot lane the last 45 feet to first base.

Sometimes I can not write as fast as I think--I ment to say about the last 45 Feet to first is that the batter runner can be called out if he interfears with f3when a throw is made to f3 and the batter runner is not in the 3foot running lane.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by spiritump

--the batter-runner by rule has to run in the three foot lane the last 45 feet to first base.

No - he does not.

He can be punished if he's out of the lane and interferes, but he is not required by rule to run in the lane.

In running the last half of the distance from home base to first base, while the ball is being fielded to first base, he runs outside (to the right of) the three-foot line, or inside (to the left of) the foul line, and in the umpire’s judgment in so doing interferes with the fielder taking the throw at first base,