The key to bunting is to physically place the bat between your line of site and the ball. This is the reason to hold the bat at an angle and out in front of your body. Then all you have to do is get your head down behind the barrel of the bat and stop the ball with the bat. In this way, you...
My point is still - if an umpire is going to make the IP call, make the call early and make it often. If an umpire waits until the late innings of a close game and makes the call with runners on base, the pitcher could have been doing the same thing all game. It's just that the umpire happened...
Something that may be missed in this discussion is that an illegal pitch call is not always just a ball. An illegal pitch call is one which can most directly insinuate an umpire into the outcome of the game if it is called with runners on base, because the runners move up just like a balk in...
ASA RULES SUPPLEMENT pg. 121, 2009 PARTICIPANT MANUAL
33. INTERFERENCE
Interference is the act of an offensive player or team member that impedes, hinders or CONFUSES a defensive player attempting to execute a play. Interference may be in the form of physical contact, VERBAL...