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CecilOne Sun May 05, 2019 11:48am

Opinion on this Interference
 
Runners are not allowed to remain upright and run into a fielder with the ball.
When the runner is already out, therefore "retired", the same thing seems still to be interference.
Do you agree with calling the INT and ruling the other runner closest to home out?
Does it matter if the retired runner's out is a force or a tag at the time of the collision?

teebob21 Mon May 06, 2019 03:56pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by CecilOne (Post 1032655)
Do you agree with calling the INT and ruling the other runner closest to home out?
Does it matter if the retired runner's out is a force or a tag at the time of the collision?

Yes, call INT on the retired runner if/when it happens.

Yes, it matters, but only in the sense of when the retired runner is put out. It makes no difference on the enforcement. If the retired runner is already out on a force, and THEN runs into a fielder making a play, its INT and the runner closest to home is also out. If the runner is NOT YET out on the force when the INT occurs, we can't get two outs. Likewise, if the runner hasn't been tagged, she's not yet retired.

If the runner is "alive" and causes a collision with a fielder making a play, it's an INT out for her and possible MC + EJ. If the runner is retired, and causes a collision with a fielder making a play, it's retired runner INT and runner closest to home is out (MC as you see it). If the runner is retired and initiates a collision with a fielder NOT making a play, it's a live ball + almost certainly MC + EJ.

bbman Wed May 08, 2019 09:57pm

I'm a little new at this. Could you please point out the fed rule on, a runner cannot go into a base standing up on a force?
Thanks

IRISHMAFIA Wed May 08, 2019 10:39pm

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Originally Posted by bbman (Post 1032699)
I'm a little new at this. Could you please point out the fed rule on, a runner cannot go into a base standing up on a force?
Thanks

There is none and that isn't what was posted. Please re-read previous posts

CecilOne Thu May 09, 2019 09:17am

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbman (Post 1032699)
I'm a little new at this. Could you please point out the fed rule on, a runner cannot go into a base standing up on a force?
Thanks

Glad to have new members. Please note what I just bolded.


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