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Under the rules it is not fan interference if player is reaching into the stands. But home teams expect fans to give the right of way with home team players, so he was likely escorted out as mgmt flexed. If it had been the opposing team player the fans would have cheered and the ushers silent.
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"2. Fan Interference: Major League Baseball rules require that fans not go onto the field, throw objects onto the field or interfere with balls still in play. Violation may result in ejection from Tropicana Field and prosecution." and OBR: Rule 2.00 INTERFERENCE (d) Spectator interference occurs when a spectator reaches out of the stands, or goes on the playing field and (1) touches a live ball or (2) touches a player and hinders an attempt to make a play on a live ball. On any interference the ball is dead. My interpretation is that although there was no spectator interference, the Tropicana Field rule prohibits interfering with a ball "in play"; and the ball was "in play" until it touched the ground or "any object foreign to the natural ground" (i.e., the fan). So if the fan interfered with the ability to catch the ball before it touched the fan, he's in violation of the Tropicana Field Rule. If the interference didn't occur until after the fan touched the ball, the fan wasn't in violation of the rule since the ball was then immediately dead and could no longer be "in play" (Slow day at the office ![]() |
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It's not a ground rule - has nothing to do with a ground rule. It's a Tropicana Field Rule (all parks have them) that applies to when and under what circumstances a fan can be ejected from the park. It tries to blend OBR rules into the mix
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PERIOD! No blending necessary.
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So at the Trop you can eject a fan for not interfering because it's illegal there to not interfere? The alternative is that they removed the fan because they decided it was interference even though the rules say it isn't. OH! Conflict with the playing rules? Just stupid? Bottom line they attempted to eject a fan for interfering when in fact he wasn't because the rules say he wasn't. How about for wearing a chartruse and orange hat? Remind to spend my money elsewhere if I'm in the area.
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PS to all... Geiger was let back in about an inning later.
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But it's the rules that define what interference is - and this isn't it because there is no interference on the fan's side of the fence.
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For that case, I'm going to be wearing a Cardinals shirt when I go to Petco next week (Padres v. Marlins), and I'm sitting right against the wall. If I catch a ball on my side of the wall, am I automatically given free reign or automatically ejected?
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