Intentionally Deviating to Add Difficulty

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by dash_riprock

A runner is not immune to intentional interference with a thrown ball just because the throw is coming from behind him and he can't see the ball.

By rule if out of the lane at first. But otherwise how could you sell an INT call on a throw the runner couldn't see? Maybe if he was waving his arms wildly in the air - but just running? Can a fielder deliberately hit the runner to try to get an INT call? Would he survive after doing that?

Throws hit runners as they are going into bases regularly. Never gets called. No one expects it to get called.

It's tossing out these "well maybe on the second Tuesday of the week when the moon is full" remote possibilities that get beginners thinking they can call it on a whim. It's counterproductive.