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Steve, the fielder (pitcher) was distracted. A little story... the first travel game my DD (10) played in... she's nervous enough. We're up against a "dedicated" travel team (we're basically rec all stars). My DD is pitching. R at 3rd base takes a lead off, ball is returned to F1 and R claps AT my DD. Obviously she (R) was trying to get F1s attention. To try to calm down my daughter I simply yell "good for her, she knows how to clap.". DD smiled and went on. After the 1/2 inning, the runner's mother came over to me and criticized me for making fun of her daughter. When I asked her why her daughter clapped... "that's what she was taught to do." Before it comes up, I don't remember if F1 was back in the circle or not, I wasn't worried about interference or LBR or anything like that. I just felt like telling you the story. |
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Sam...let me begin by pointing out that there was no play that occurred here. Without some type of play occurring, you can't have interference no matter what happens. Next, verbal interference must be something that actively hinders the player from making the play, and must deviate from the normal course of the game. The chanting that goes on in the dugouts, coaches giving directives, players communicating with each other or with their coaches, even the little hand clapping thing you mention, and that we all see year after year in the 12U categories do not meet this qualification. Nor does the situation in the post we are discussing. These are normal, routine parts of the game.
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without trying to find out who said it, i wish to add to the point of the defensive player knowing the situation the thought that said player should be looking out the side of his/her eye and know that the runner on third is on the bag as she is about to field the ball (catcher has got to be aware of what runnner is doing on 3b just before fielding ball). if player does that and i think it is acceptable to expect this out of a player, then the yelling of going would be or should be ignored by the catcher. hence, no interfernce on this play.
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Second, interference is "ANY ACT by an offensive player....." It does NOT have to be just "physical" contact. Third, if I judged his yelling as the runner's attempt to "impede, hinder or confuse" the defensive player, I'm going to call it. No doubt the manager will pitch a fit, but, I doubt that team would repeat that tactic. Last edited by Stevetheump; Sun Jan 17, 2010 at 07:41pm. |
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Unique verbalization, SC Ump...........
LOL. I'll keep that one in mind.
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