whats the call?

[argodad]

Originally Posted by RKBUmp

Sorry, forgot to specify. Fast pitch. My first thoughts on it were catchers obstruction, but others have felt it was an illegal pitch. Wanted to get some opinions from here.

Not an IP. Could be OBS on F2.

[RKBUmp]

Found it in book. 8-1-D-3. Catchers obstruction if they step in front of the plate and prevent the batter from hitting the ball.

[SamG]

What if the ball stops or will obviously be stopped before reaching the plate (don't know if that's the situation or not). Then the catcher wouldn't be preventing the batter from hitting the ball.

[HugoTafurst]

Originally Posted by SamG

What if the ball stops or will obviously be stopped before reaching the plate (don't know if that's the situation or not). Then the catcher wouldn't be preventing the batter from hitting the ball.

and then it wouldn't be catcher's obstruction.

This is one of those cases that is so wierd that you want to call something... but other than the possible catcher's obstruction, there is nothing to call.

[tcannizzo]

Can't be COB unless the ball was still rolling and B had an opportunity to swing at it without leaving batter's box.

[MichaelVA2000]

Originally Posted by SamG

What if the ball stops or will obviously be stopped before reaching the plate

I know I'm always disappointed when the batter doesn't leave the batter's box to hit a bouncing pitch that has stopped rolling before it reaches the plate. Darn! Another missed opportunity for an out.

[MD Longhorn]

Anytime someone suggests something is an illegal pitch, and you're not sure, ask them exactly what made the pitch illegal. There's an easy list in the rulebook - determine if the pitch violated any of those items. Things happen that FEEL like they are illegal (or even items like this one that qualify as a 4-letter word in that other sport), that aren't illegal at all... they are just odd.