Under the interference rule, it states that the offensive team shouldn't 'confuse' fielder in attempting to make play. Can you please give me some examples where this would apply.
I'm not going to quote the whole rule, but it states that interference should be called when...obstructs,impedes,hinders, or confuses fielder attempting to make a play. A batter running to first after a strikeout has to be by definition an attempt to confuse team. Are we talking semantics, I...
When a runner who is out continues to run has to be confusing a defense by definition,so any gain must be made right,by returning runners to previous bases.
I had the following scenario runners on first and second one out. The catcher drops the third strike and batter takes off for first, the catcher throws down to first as other runners move up one base. The umpire says nothing about batter being out until throw reaches first. My contention is...