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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
To be honest, baseball is moving in the direction of "no ball, no block."
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I think that is a good thing. When I mentioned a "baseball influence", I am basically referring to people emulating what was once a given in baseball and what they see on TV.
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Matter of fact, the NCAA was the first major rules body to put this in place. No ball? Obstruction. All obstruction is delayed dead, too, in NCAA baseball (like NFHS, but very much unlike the OBR).
--Rich
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Really, I thought it was ISF who raised the issue at the turn of the century, but couldn't put it in the book until 2001. Nonetheless, the rule is still a good one as a player putting themselves in front of a potential play, I believe, has a better chance of getting the throw clean for a put out than if they need to go for the ball while tangling with a runner.
Thanks,
Sun Jan 30, 2005, 05:34pm
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