Malicious contact

[SC Ump]

Originally posted by emaxos
Webster's defines malice as, "desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another".

This was not the case in the original play... but if I understand you correct, that you feel that EVEN IF a runner went in with full force or head down, or EVEN IF her fists and elbows were swinging, but IF her only "desire" was to knock the ball out of the glove then it is all legal? In other words if the catcher received collateral injuries from a runner being negligently over-aggressive, there is no penalty as long as the runner did not "desire" to injure the catcher? (I don't agree, I'm just trying to clarify the opinion.)

[Edited by SC Ump on Mar 14th, 2005 at 07:15 AM]