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Sorry, Martin, cannot buy into that theory. The point is that the batter meant to contact the ball and put it into fair play. You are not penalizing a team "not at fault" as ALL runners not in contact with a base are required to avoid interfering with fielders attempting a play on a live batted ball. What do you expect of the fielder? It is not the fielder's responsibility to think, "my goodness, I believe the bat may have contacted the catcher's mitt, so there is no need to go after that ball." The ball is live, runs may score and it is possible that outs can be accomplished on the play, that is why it is a delayed dead ball. Interference is a live ball rules violation. Catcher's obstruction does not pardon players from their responsibility to abide by the rules. BTW, in a 3-umpire system, the BR/Runner is U3's responsibility all the way to 3B. U1 trails BR and "assists" in watching the BR touch 1B then return, in foul territory, to the left side of the plate area. So, actually, U2 is the only umpire who did not have the responsibility to watch the BR touch 1B.
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