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Old Thu May 31, 2012, 05:35pm
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These couple posts about BI makes me wonder what it would take to get a BI call. Specifically on pick-offs to third base. Many batters will notice the catcher pop up and take a step or two back in an attempt to get out of the way to avoid the call. Sometimes those actually get into the way of the catcher. I've never called it because I want to understand the call better before making it.
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Old Thu May 31, 2012, 05:44pm
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If the batter remains in the box and makes no abnormal movements, he is immune to BI, no matter where F2 throws the ball.

If he steps out or makes abnormal movements, and if he consequently hinders the defense, it is BI.

It's not that difficult in practice.
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Old Thu May 31, 2012, 06:22pm
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If the batter remains in the box and makes no abnormal movements, he is immune to BI, no matter where F2 throws the ball.

If he steps out or makes abnormal movements, and if he consequently hinders the defense, it is BI.

It's not that difficult in practice.
Ugh. The movement doesn't have to be abnormal to be interference.
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Old Thu May 31, 2012, 09:11pm
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Ugh. The movement doesn't have to be abnormal to be interference.
If the batter remains in the box, yes, it does.
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Old Thu May 31, 2012, 09:14pm
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If the batter remains in the box, yes, it does.
No, it does not.
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Old Fri Jun 01, 2012, 08:34am
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No, it does not.
Any published case plays support your interp?
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Ugh. The movement doesn't have to be abnormal to be interference.
Methinks you need to learn what the word OR means.
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Methinks you need to learn what the word OR means.
I wasn't addressing the word "or." Any movement makes him liable, abnormal or not.
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Any movement makes him liable, abnormal or not.
So, after the swing, the batter is supposed to instantly 'freeze' in place in the box. Uh huh. Sure he is.

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Methinks you need to learn what the word OR means.
Methinks youthinks you be Bill Shakespeare.
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Old Thu May 31, 2012, 08:01pm
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If the batter remains in the box and makes no abnormal movements, he is immune to BI, no matter where F2 throws the ball.
+1 (unless R3 is coming home)
I would define "abnormal movements" as any movement not related to or in conjunction with a legitimate swing.

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If he steps out or makes abnormal movements, and if he consequently hinders the defense, it is BI.
+1
Most "abnormal movements" I would be looking out for would be intentional in nature. I suppose there might be some unintentional ones but they are very infrequent.

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It's not that difficult in practice.
It's not difficult for me to call. Sometimes it is very difficult to explain it to some hothead coach who's kid you just called out.
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Old Thu May 31, 2012, 10:01pm
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If the batter remains in the box and makes no abnormal movements, he is immune to BI, no matter where F2 throws the ball.

If he steps out or makes abnormal movements, and if he consequently hinders the defense, it is BI.

It's not that difficult in practice.
Very well put - basically the batter is safe in the box for most baseball.
If he does something abnormal, you as an umpire will know it.

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If the batter remains in the box and makes no abnormal movements, he is immune to BI, no matter where F2 throws the ball.

If he steps out or makes abnormal movements, and if he consequently hinders the defense, it is BI.

It's not that difficult in practice.
My revisions (for simplicity sake) :

If the batter remains in the box and interferes , call it.
If the batter steps out of the box and interferes, call it.
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Old Tue Jun 05, 2012, 12:41pm
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My revisions (for simplicity sake) :

If the batter remains in the box and interferes , call it.
If the batter steps out of the box and interferes, call it.
Simplicity seems to be rather unhelpful, especially regarding in obliterating the distinction between being in and out of the box.
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