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interference by a retired runner has to be intentional? I don't think so. The only question is if this applies under the comment "If the batter or a runner continues to advance after he has been put out, he shall not by that act alone be considered as confusing, hindering or impeding the fielders." Apparently an umpire after the game was quoted as "He [Holliday] was just running the bases."

? The first sentence seems pretty applicable to the situation at hand.

from the PBUC

sounds very similar to this play, ruled correctly. http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2016/05/27/180658720

fielders choice

agree. I only encountered this in a Babe Ruth League game a couple of weeks ago and I didn't remember to post until then. At the levels I normally do, even with a normal alignment of infielders with R1/R3 I'm usually only in B for 1 pitch while the runner easily takes second

Where do you guys go if you ever get into the situation where there's runners on first and third and even the middle infielders are playing in? When there's other situations with infield in I normally just back up until the dirt from a C position, but I feel like that wouldn't be the best spot for a pickoff to first base.

yes, you can have a pinch runner to make it to second. http://www.retrosheet.org/courtesy.htm

Did he actually attempt to bunt the ball? Or simply still have the bat out in front of home plate and he gets hit? If your partner said that he didn't offer at the pitch and it hit him, I don't see how it would be a rules issue.

No. Starting the motion is whenever the pitcher does an act that commits him to pitch. "The pitcher shall stand facing the batter, his pivot foot in contact with the pitcher’s plate and the other foot free. From this position any natural movement associated with his delivery of the ball to the batter commits him to the pitch without interruption or alteration." "After assuming Set Position, any natural motion associated with his delivery of the ball to the batter commits him to the pitch without alteration or interruption."

I might be off base here, but I thought we award runners based off the leading runners. So R2 was at third at TOT. He gets two bases (obviously doesn't matter whether it's two or one). R1 wasn't at second yet, so he gets second and third. B/R only gets second. I'm assuming this is OBR, so rule 5.06(b)(4)(G) comment.

pausing it just after he makes the throwing motion, it looks like the B/R and R2 have both acquired their bases, but not R1. Would this have changed the situation any?

All the runners got two bases because they had already advanced on the walk before the "throw" was made, correct? If they haven't advanced the one base awarded from the walk, they would only get one more base because awards don't "add" together?

he does then pumps an out with the right arm

Obviously this is a very hard play to rule on with so much happening. But now that we have the benefit of replays, do you have anything else? Interference on third base coach? Obstruction on F2?

Thoughts?

http://www.stevetheump.com/nfhs_pro_rules_dif.htm

Sounds like nothing to me

Maybe the balk/catcher's interference when a runner is attempting to steal home? Can't think of anything else.

It depends on whether you're playing high school (FED) or professional (OBR) based rules. In high school the ball is dead when a balk is called, so the throw to third never happened. For OBR, it's slightly more complicated. The balk is only nullified if every runner, including the batter/runner advances at least one base. In your situation, unless it was an uncaught third strike or ball four, the batter did not advance one base. It would then be "no pitch" and the runner gets third. The one exception to this is if the pitcher balked while making a pickoff throw- runners can advance further than one base at their own risk.

https://vine.co/v/bY1z1q96wdp

yep, happens all the time. Or first base coach wants time for his runner to "walk it off" after a HBP. Do whatever man, nothing can happen to your runner! Of course the worst part about these situations is when your partner immediately comes up with "TIME!"

No, I'm saying I did take it at 3BLX because I read the catcher as having to swipe "right" because he was in foul territory. Turns out, he was able to come up and swipe left, leaving me straightlined.

Had a call last night that I'm pretty confident I got right, but I was in an awful position to judge. Incoming play at the plate. I get to 3BLX and read that the throw is a little up the line and catcher is going catcher is going to have to catch the ball on the foul side of 3BL, so I stay at 3BLX instead of rotating into fair territory. Just as the ball gets there F2 comes up and makes a swipe tag and I'm completely straight lined. I was 85% sure he didn't get him, so I made a loud safe call. Is there anything I could have done better on this?

I'm not sure if they have the same audio on the regular ESPN feed, but I was watching an "extra" feed on watchESPN last night that rotated through a bunch of camera angles with no announcers and just field noise. You could clearly hear all the umpires. Early in the game, you could hear what I think was the second base umpire saying "no rotation" before a pitch with a runner on first. (They have LF and RF umpires now)