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A friend of mine was just at the Jim Evans clinic in SD... He's preparing for a training class in Vero Beach. I can give you his number if interested in speaking with him directly.

The game was a Colt Div (Pony League) playoff, which uses OBR, then Pony rulebook for modifications.

Gracias Senor! In this situation, F1 neglected to wipe his hand at all... it was straight to the mouth and directly into the glove. FED and OBR are perfect.

cricket? truth be told, I still don't understand the rules to cricket other than it seems you can hit the ball as far foul as possible! LMAO

This happened while in contact with the rubber w/ R2 and R3. Coach wanted a balk, I simply exchanged the ball. Comments?

Is this rule still enforced (OBR, NCAA, FED)? I heard the rule had been removed, not sure if that's entirely true or not.

interesting part of this is the "hesitation or interruption of joining hands in setting position". This happens pretty often but rarely have I seen it enforced.

I agree the umpire handled the situation correctly. Next time the bases loaded and there's a dropped 3rd strike have the catcher to just step on home plate for the force out instead of throwing the ball to 1B. Crisis avoided!

shots fired! LOL I merely ask the difficult questions... hahaha

Basically, What I'm hearing is that obstructing the throw isn't interference, but rather hindering the catch is interference. In a nutshell the catch, nevertheless has to make a "quality throw". Point taken!

When is this ever enforced? I swear the only time I ever see this called for interference is when the BR is hit by the ball during the play at 1B. So many balls are thrown over and around the BR who is obviously obstructing the defenses ability to make a good throw by running in fair territory. what actually has to happen to have interference called on these plays??

Hilarious!! Just goes to show how completely ignorant 99% of all the spectators are when it comes to the rules. Most peoples versions of the rulebook have been handed down through old wives tales and miscommunication from their LL coaches.

YEAH! The Joys of HS Baseball!

Wow, guess I don't get out enough!

Very helpful.

The idiot who explained this to me was so completely off that I had to look it up myself. /. I understand the concept and the conditions (basically recording a subsequent 4th force out, thus appealing for the force to nullify the run from scoring), but who has ever had this happen?

This is one of the more intricate concepts of the OBR. I've never seen this done in a game, particularly because I imagine most everyone believes it to be a balk, throwing to an unoccupied base despite R1 heading towards 2B. Let's say an LHP lifts his leg, R1 breaks on first movement... LHP continues his motion to an inside move to 2B, legal or illegal?

... No, Please continue.

Those explanations all make sense... So when the PO is removed, so is the DH, who is replaced by the sub entering on the field. Now, what if the PO was moved over to 1B, and the original 1B is substituted for with a pitcher from the bench? I can see now, how quickly this can turn into spaghetti. Happy to hear all the various situations you guys care to explain.

Illegal in PONY and Most tournaments.

Hello, I was recently at a tournament that allowed for both DH, and EH in the hitting lineup. Both were clearly listed on the batting lineup card along with a "Pitcher Only". After the 4th inning, a player who was also in the batting lineup entered in to pitch. My question is what happens to the DH spot in the lineup? I'm unsure of the rules for this particular tournament, but lets say it was NFHS.

Thanks everyone for the responses. the event was a youth tournament. I believe the rules were based on the Sporting News rulebook, which I believe is a reference to OBR. I should have know better about specifying which of the rule codes I was referring.

Over the weekend we had an umpire call our left-handed batter out because part of his foot touched the plate while bunting the ball (with his heel still touching the chalk). I think a lot of blues are under the misconception that if you touch the plate while making contact, you are automatically out. The way I've interpreted this rule in the past is that if the batters foot was still partially in the box, or touching the chalk in any way, he is legally inside the box regardless of the plate. Correct me if I'm off base here.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if the BR passes first base before the ball, and the BR fails to touch 1B, the BR is safe unless otherwise appealed by the defense.

I'll begin by setting the stage... 2 strikes on the right handed BR, there's a baserunner at 2b and 1 out in the inning. BR swings at a curveball in the dirty, and R2 reads the ball in the dirt and heads to 3b. The right handed BR, attempts to head to 1B, but in doing so makes contact w/ the catcher who's throwing to 3B 1 step ootside the box in front the plate.. What's the correct call? In this particular case, the home plate ump did not see the contact and the R2 was subsequently thrown out at 3b... but I'm curious to know how this call should have played out.