april asa clarifications

[ronald]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Where is the interference? The BR is running to 1B. There is no rule forbidding the BR from being where s/he is running.

I can buy that but then just what is the national office envisioning is interference cause they definetely say it can happen? The play they have listed is pretty darn generic and I could see someone arguing that the runner's position on the field impeded the throw, hence executing a play.

[Andy]

Originally Posted by ronald

I can buy that but then just what is the national office envisioning is interference cause they definetely say it can happen? The play they have listed is pretty darn generic and I could see someone arguing that the runner's position on the field impeded the throw, hence executing a play.

I think the point of the clarification is that the running lane and the batter-runner's location relative to it has nothing to do with this play.

This play would only be ruled interference if the B/R did something to interfere, not because she was out of the running lane....

[ronald]

Originally Posted by Andy

I think the point of the clarification is that the running lane and the batter-runner's location relative to it has nothing to do with this play.

This play would only be ruled interference if the B/R did something to interfere, not because she was out of the running lane....

Thanks Andy. You are hired as the NO's interpreter.

[Umpteenth]

Originally Posted by ronald

I can buy that but then just what is the national office envisioning is interference cause they definetely say it can happen? The play they have listed is pretty darn generic and I could see someone arguing that the runner's position on the field impeded the throw, hence executing a play.

This could be interference, if the BR changed course and ran into the throwing lane, thereby impeding the throw. If BR is running to 1st base and F3 throws the ball into BR, I got nothing but a bad throw.