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Forum: Baseball Wed Oct 20, 2004, 09:36am
Replies: 63
Views: 9,692
Posted By copeaus
Dakota, my point is that it seems to be a...

Dakota,

my point is that it seems to be a double standard. (Yes, duh, I saw the second response.)

I belabor the point as there seems to be a double standard. MLB runners going into home plate...
Forum: Baseball Wed Oct 20, 2004, 08:59am
Replies: 15
Views: 3,087
Posted By copeaus
Ives, No, I do not use 'technically crossed...

Ives,

No, I do not use 'technically crossed home plate' or how far the bat came around as a determining factor by itself.

The location of the hands seems to help me often in determining if it...
Forum: Baseball Wed Oct 20, 2004, 08:25am
Replies: 63
Views: 9,692
Posted By copeaus
From the MLB Umpire Manual, a casebook that...

From the MLB Umpire Manual, a casebook that guides their decisions:

Section 6.1 (Offensive Interference):

While contact may occur between a fielder and runner during a tag attempt, a runner...
Forum: Baseball Wed Oct 20, 2004, 08:16am
Replies: 63
Views: 9,692
Posted By copeaus
there are numerous instances when MLB runners are...

there are numerous instances when MLB runners are coming into home plate where the "chuck" of their arms go straight out toward the glove of the catcher (as opposed to burying their shoulder into the...
Forum: Baseball Wed Oct 20, 2004, 08:09am
Replies: 63
Views: 9,692
Posted By copeaus
so why aren't MLB players coming into home plate,...

so why aren't MLB players coming into home plate, in the base path, called out for "intentional interference" all the time?

There is no distinction in MLB rule book that breaking up the play at...
Forum: Baseball Wed Oct 20, 2004, 08:02am
Replies: 15
Views: 3,087
Posted By copeaus
Here are two things I look for to determine if a...

Here are two things I look for to determine if a batter swung on a checked swing:

1) how far did the bat come out/around
2) location of the batter's hands (close to body, away from body)

The...
Forum: Baseball Wed Oct 20, 2004, 07:43am
Replies: 63
Views: 9,692
Posted By copeaus
I have been calling in youth Leagues which go by...

I have been calling in youth Leagues which go by MLB rules for 18 years, and I do not understand the call of Interference on A-Rod running to first base and swatting at Arroyo as Interference as...
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