Obstruction??? or Interferrence

[Gulf Coast Blue]

Probably like me Bob.......Chuck did not think it through......sometimes the obvious just goes right over our heads (I like to call those 6'2" jokes)

You could have interference if the catcher had the ball......and the runner crashed into the fielder.....but as you pointed out.....if the ball was ________ feet away.....interference could not be called..........BUT......malicious contact could be called if the runner crashed the fielder without the ball...........you would have obstruction......with ejection of the runner........my point of not having catcher block the plate is obvious in this instance........

A clean tag can be easily made from the front half of the plate in these instances.........


JMHO

Joel