Rich Ives

Just tell the coach to go sit down. His choice of dugout or parking lot.

Thirding this,

Safe. Not a new idea.

That's not what you said. You just said it if hits fair before the base it's fair.

That means nothing until you know if it went over thee base or not.

There is no "minimum distance" (other than zero). The most recent MLBUM I have just says the foot cannot come down in the same place as where is was.

The OBR interp at lease at one point was that the thrown ball is close enough the the fielder must be there to field it. But the fielder cannot t set up there to invite the throw to that position. In the OP if the throw a was on line there was no need for the fielder to go get it so it's likely obstruction.

Only in FED. ----- Rich, How about this: If, in your judgment, you thought the interference was intentional and prevented a double play, you may call out both the runner and the batter. You added "intentional" to the play, thus changing the play. OBR says "If, in the judgment of the umpire, a base runner willfully and deliberately interferes with a batted ball or a fielder in the act of fielding a batted ball with the obvious intent to break up a double play" Better be really sure . . .

Only in FED.

You can't balk wit no runners. Deceit is legal - it just has to be done within the rules.

Show me where Soros stole money from private accounts. And your issue was that the money went to Democrats

As opposed the the Koch brothers and Aldelson giving money to the Republicans?

t's NEVER an out in baseball. It's ALWAYS an out in softball. Let's leave it that way.

I see too many posts that make me wonder if the poster ever played the game or watched enough to get a real feel for it.

Yes.

Just keep the motion going but don't release the ball. Done that way every day. That's how it's done.

You are endangering batters that way. Do NOT let a pitcher pitcher if the batter isn't ready.

In the OP he's already mid-delivery and didn't stop.

My two cents: It is a balk when: "The pitcher, after coming to a legal pitching position, removes one hand from the ball other than in an actual pitch, or in throwing to a base;" Removing it from the glove IS removing a hand. BUT Once the motion has started it is an actual pitch so the exception applies.

Why do object so much to doing things that are routinely done in pro ball? No herm there. Why do you perceive harm at your levels?

You sure for OBR? Doesn't say which hand ball has to be in in the rule. "Preparatory to coming to a set position, the pitcher shall have one hand on his side; from this position he shall go to his set position as defined in Rule 5.07(a)(2) without interruption and in one continuous motion."

Both hands up IS a time call.

So if it is validated it happened then.

FPSR does NOT require a slide. IF you slide it must be a legal slide.

LL is slide or "attempt to go around . . . ". "Avoid contact" is NOT part of the rule. Making contact while attempting to go around is NOT an out.