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Old Tue Jun 05, 2012, 10:24am
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Also think about the catcher holding his throw back because of instinct of not wanting to break a finger on the batters helmet or bat.
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Old Tue Jun 05, 2012, 11:17am
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We have been talking about the batter stepping across the plate. You've never seen a catcher shorten his follow through because the batter is in his way?
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Old Tue Jun 05, 2012, 12:14pm
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This is the classic conundrum of sports officiating in general. We can teach the rules, mechanics, and drill situations until we are blue in the lips. We cannot teach judgement, that is what each of us bring individually to the table.

As far as BI goes, if I see it, I will call it. If the batter is in the box and he interferes, it should be called. If he swings wildly on a steal situation and crosses the plate and the catcher double clutches or throws wildly. call it. If the batter is doing what he should be doing, you can't penalize him because the catcher isn't skilled enough to adjust his approach to the throw.
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Old Tue Jun 05, 2012, 03:11pm
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R3, outs don't matter. Had a left-handed F2 that would lean to his left and throw behind the right-handed batter to 3B. Almost got the runner a couple of times as the batter acted as a shield and R3 could see if F2 was throwing down or not.
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According to some posters here, the batter should dive to a prone position as if he heard incoming artillery.
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