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And if you ruled intent, only option would be calling him out for interference, correct?

depends on the scorer's judgment if he had a play. if it was a squibber into no-man's territory between the pitcher and first baseman, and the pitcher wasn't going to be able to cover, probably a base hit

The one where you're about to put a solid shot into F6's ribs (first play) https://twitter.com/AuburnBaseball/status/966135365919703040

seems to be covered under (j), no?

Here's to hoping the Babe Ruth doesn't incorporate this into their new rulebook... then again there aren't too many player to player mound visits at this level.

it wouldn't be interference - dead ball - and BR out for interference and sent R3 back?

this from 2015 seems to show that it's a dead ball and a balk under OBR... although isn't there a ruling where runners can advance at their own risk past once base? I guess that only applies on a pickoff throw?

I thought the rule was you just had to be in the catcher's box when the pitcher started his motion, not actually release the pitch

You can't get 2 outs on the BOO. Once the defense properly appeals that it was BOO, the batter that was supposed to bat in that spot is out. Plus, any advancement by the offense will be nullified. So return the runner to first base, send B3 to the plate with 1 out in the inning.

2:37 it autostarts there for me

Pretty sure OBR would mandate whoever is F1 on the lineup card to pitch to at least one batter. I'd probably be fine with him not pitching if the HT coach agreed though.

Ehh, I'm going to have to disagree that Miller's zone was good. There were some awful called strikes well off the plate inside to righties, and it forced people to start swinging at unhittable pitches because it would be called a strike. I mean just look at the first three pitches included in of https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/incredulous-responses-to-bill-millers-strike-zone/

it's going to depend on how contact and hinderance there was. If the play was really that close, I'd say that he should have been awarded third base, but it's a judgement call for the umpire. He must decide to place runners to which ever base would have nullified the act of obstruction.

under all rulesets he would be awarded 2nd. OBR and NCAA this would be type A/1 obstruction, which requires at least one base. is an example, although at 2nd base not first

Granted I'm a Cubs fan, but that's complete bullSH*# that they ruled that Granderson strikeout a foul ball.

seems like a good call to me. Who knows if F7 pulled the same ball out!

how was it a dead ball appeal? The first attempted appeal was during continuous action, and was originally ruled out and later changed to safe.

they reviewed the play and ruled that he was safe at first. Judge, being a smart base runner, took off when they put the ball back into play and was closely tagged out as an attempted stolen base at second. Sorry, I didn't watch the full clip and assumed that final part was in the play.

https://www.clippituser.tv/c/nwmgxk Am I correct in that if Judge beat the throw to second, he would be safe even though there was a tag on the original attempted appeal at first? Because that was not an obvious appeal of second

don't think he was consulting. He was indicating the count in the direction of the batter who had wondered down to first base. As a Cubs fan, I just wished it happened with a runner on first, so that he might have been tempted to wander off the base.

not to be too far off topic, but quintana was pretty much toast at that point anyway.

*shrug* I'd say foul ball since it hit the bat