What do you have?

[RSturgell]

The other official I asked was in C position. Also the only reason for the very short conference was to ask if he seen an elbow thrown. We went back to playing. Thank you for all the input though.

[Tim C]

When we wrote the FED MC rule we clearly defined the two possibilites that would define the act:

1) Is the runner trying to dislodge the ball from fielder possession,
2) Is the runner trying to injure the fielder?

We tried to keep it simple.

T

[MikeStrybel]

Originally Posted by Tim C

When we wrote the FED MC rule we clearly defined the two possibilites that would define the act:

1) Is the runner trying to dislodge the ball from fielder possession,
2) Is the runner trying to injure the fielder?

We tried to keep it simple.

T

Tim, can you clarify an interpretation we were given some time ago. We were told that malicious contact could be imposed on ANY player who attempts to injure an opposing player. The examples used were a catcher who slaps his mitt up aggressively in the face of a runner who has given himself up or the first baseman who slaps his mitt down viciously on top of the helmet of a runner who has slid into first base. In both of those situations, he told us the player would be ejected for MC. Was he incorrect? Thank you.

[BretMan]

The high school rules do state that either an offensive or defensive player may be guilty of malicious contact.

[MikeStrybel]

I don't think I have ever seen it called at high school on a defensive player. I once had a JUCO first baseman who used to drop his knee down onto the player sliding back on a pick off. He would aim for the hand or forearm. The first time caught me off guard. The second ended in his watching the game from the visitor bus in the parking lot. I should have had the first call and it nagged me for a while. Now, I try to be more vigilant.