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Batter's Interference...R1 is stealing second as the batter swings and misses, falling across home plate and in front of the catcher in the process. However, the catcher not only does NOT make contact with the batter during the throw, but also appears to get off a strong throw that was unaffected by the batter's presence. The runner was safe and since I didn't feel like the batter actually interfered at all, I did not call interference and the coach lost it on me. Was I correct?
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I have an engineering degree, and am married to a physics teacher. While it's technically true that no more force can be applied to the ball after it's released, you still need to decelerate your
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And nevertheless 19 umps out of 20 will call BI if the catcher hits him on the follow through.
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I'll believe that as soon as you start teaching your pitchers to stop short and not follow-through. Here's a little light reading for you. And compare that with this, which says, in part:
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