JRobinson

No question it's Interference but not MC in my judgement. One would have to be110% on MC. From my prospective, this is not.

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The standard verbal is actually no verbal. But when you tell the catcher "you gotta get him!" Or a similar phrase, you're simply telling him that he has to retire the batter due to the fact he didn't catch the baseball.

I think "No Catch" is more clear. What's the merit behind "Gotta get him!"? "Gotta get him!" Means exactly that. The catcher either needs to tag him, or throw him out. The main thing is to give the visual mechanic so everyone can see. If the batter or catcher are clueless with your mechanic, or unaware of the count, that's their issue. Similar to the infield fly (mechanic and verbal for the runners), giving a verbal on the dropped third strike is providing a curtisey to the defensive team of what needs to be done to retire the BR.IMO That phrase can be interpreted as coaching F2 and is not what most players are expecting to hear. Inventing your own mechanic usually backfires. Sent using Tapatalk I understand what you mean and I respect it. However, keeping the integrity of the game is why we do what we do. I personally don't believe that any player at any level would interpret such phrase as coaching. But as stated in a previous post, the visual mechanic is the most important thing to do in this circumstance.

I think "No Catch" is more clear. What's the merit behind "Gotta get him!"? "Gotta get him!" Means exactly that. The catcher either needs to tag him, or throw him out. The main thing is to give the visual mechanic so everyone can see. If the batter or catcher are clueless with your mechanic, or unaware of the count, that's their issue. Similar to the infield fly (mechanic and verbal for the runners), giving a verbal on the dropped third strike is providing a curtisey to the defensive team of what needs to be done to retire the BR.

Agreed here. I usually say "He's got it! He's got it!" (Swinging strike three mechanic) Or... "Gotta get him! Gotta get him!" (Pointing with the right arm fully extended).

Grayhawk nailed it with the open and closed hand. As far as the mechanic goes, you indeed point with your right hand and your arm fully extended while dropping towards the point of the plate. Once BR leaves the area and you are clear of the catcher, you then will take a few steps to be first base line extended to view a potential interference, swipe tag, or pulled foot.

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BR Out, R2 Returns

If intentional, BR is out R3 returns to third. If not intentional, ball is alive and in play.

In fed interference is always a dead ball. So it's an instant out. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong. It is a delayed dead ball. If the runner is retired (on the initial throw), the interference is ignored. If not retired, the penalty is applied. ------- Since I have no idea about FED rules, I believe anything you say my good man. And what Mr. Pete Peterson said is correct but the key is what is in parentheses which is "on the initial throw".

Correct

Can't see the video on iPhone but I agree with johnnyg. All the catcher has to do is feint the throw, not actually throw it as noumpere stated. BR out, R1 returns. However, if catcher makes the throw and retires R1, obviously the interference is nullified. And yes, the mechanic described by noumpere and greyhawk is correct.

No sir. I'm not familiar with FED rules unfortunately.

OBR Obstruction by Catcher: 7.06b, Comment, and Note Touching HP: 7.10d