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Old Fri Jun 22, 2012, 03:03pm
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Situation: Men's ASA Slowpitch - R1 on 2nd, R2 on 1st - Batter hits ball into outfield, R2 is a much faster runner than R1 and is right behind R1 when approaching home plate. Ball gets to catcher but is up the 1st base line as R1 slides into home. R1 is on top of base, but there is some uncovered at the back corner. R2 steps on back of plate just before catcher jumps over R1 to make tag. R1 did nothing purposely to keep the catcher from reaching R2.

Is R2 safe or should interference be called on R1?
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Old Fri Jun 22, 2012, 03:19pm
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Situation: Men's ASA Slowpitch - R1 on 2nd, R2 on 1st - Batter hits ball into outfield, R2 is a much faster runner than R1 and is right behind R1 when approaching home plate. Ball gets to catcher but is up the 1st base line as R1 slides into home. R1 is on top of base, but there is some uncovered at the back corner. R2 steps on back of plate just before catcher jumps over R1 to make tag. R1 did nothing purposely to keep the catcher from reaching R2.

Is R2 safe or should interference be called on R1?
Wow...this is definitely a HTBT to see this play.

In reading your description, I would ask if F2 would have been able to reach and tag R2 before he touched the plate if R1 was not there. If the answer is yes, then an interference call is correct. If the answer to that question is no, then no interference call as there is not a play to be interfered with.

You did say the throw was up the first base line, I'm envisioning that F2 had to take a few steps away from the plate to go get the ball and then had to move back to the plate to try to make a play. That leads me to think that there is not interference here.
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Old Fri Jun 22, 2012, 04:33pm
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Situation: Men's ASA Slowpitch - R1 on 2nd, R2 on 1st - Batter hits ball into outfield, R2 is a much faster runner than R1 and is right behind R1 when approaching home plate. Ball gets to catcher but is up the 1st base line as R1 slides into home. R1 is on top of base, but there is some uncovered at the back corner. R2 steps on back of plate just before catcher jumps over R1 to make tag. R1 did nothing purposely to keep the catcher from reaching R2.

Is R2 safe or should interference be called on R1?
Run has already scored. This is nothing
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Old Fri Jun 22, 2012, 05:08pm
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I always thought Men's Slow Pitch players lie whether they are on the base or not
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Old Sat Jun 23, 2012, 12:23am
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I always thought Men's Slow Pitch players lie whether they are on the base or not
At least they're not laying on the base.
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Old Sat Jun 23, 2012, 12:32am
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I always thought Men's Slow Pitch players lie whether they are on the base or not
At least they're not laying on the base.
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Old Sat Jun 23, 2012, 06:11am
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At least they're not laying on the base.
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Old Sat Jun 23, 2012, 06:16am
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At least they're not laying on the base.
That wasnt even funny the first time....
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Old Sat Jun 23, 2012, 08:28am
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Run has already scored. This is nothing
There is potential for interference by a runner who scored. But it is too difficult to tell whether this would apply. We would need to know exactly where the runner was, what the catcher had to do, etc.
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Situation: Men's ASA Slowpitch - R1 on 2nd, R2 on 1st - Batter hits ball into outfield, R2 is a much faster runner than R1 and is right behind R1 when approaching home plate. Ball gets to catcher but is up the 1st base line as R1 slides into home. R1 is on top of base, but there is some uncovered at the back corner. R2 steps on back of plate just before catcher jumps over R1 to make tag. R1 did nothing purposely to keep the catcher from reaching R2.

Is R2 safe or should interference be called on R1?
The bold part is the crux. Was jumping over R1 needed to reach the tag?
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The bold part is the crux. Was jumping over R1 needed to reach the tag?
What difference does it make if R2 has already touched the plate?
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What difference does it make if R2 has already touched the plate?
Possibility of interference by runner who has scored. Keep reading.
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Old Sat Jun 23, 2012, 08:42pm
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Possibility of interference by runner who has scored. Keep reading.
Hmmmmmmmm
R1 has scored. R2 has scored. Interference by which runner that has scored - and with what play?
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Hmmmmmmmm
R1 has scored. R2 has scored. Interference by which runner that has scored - and with what play?
If I'm following this right, the question is, "did r1 interfere f2's play on r2"?
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Old Sun Jun 24, 2012, 11:51am
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If I'm following this right, the question is, "did r1 interfere f2's play on r2"?
That's how I read it, also. I also read that R2 touched the plate prior to the catcher starting to go over R1. So, IMJ, even if you consider R1 to being a hinderance or impediment (which I would not) to F2, R2 had scored by the time that impediment became a factor in the attempted play.
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