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3. Wasn't the runner supposed to be on the other side of the baseline?

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2019, 04:46 PM

Oct 2019

Why was it such a big controversy?

You're coached as a player in that situation to if it's going to be close to throw at the runner in hopes of getting the call from the ump. That's what happened—runner interference, which wouldn't have been called had the runner been on the other side of the baseline.

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The Great World Series Interference Debate [View all] elleng Oct 2019 OP

Is a right handed batter supposed to jump into the left handed batter's box and run from there? dem4decades Oct 2019 #1

I sure as heck don't know; elleng Oct 2019 #2

All runners are supposed to run on the other side of the line than what this runner did. brush Oct 2019 #4

He was on the base when the ball arrived. Personally thought it was a bullshit call, so did the dem4decades Oct 2019 #5

You didn't notice his thigh knocked the first baseman's glove off his hand as the ball arrived? brush Oct 2019 #6

He's allowed the base in my opinion. dem4decades Oct 2019 #7

Not allowed to interfere with the fielder. brush Oct 2019 #8

So every slide into a fielder covering a base is an out? dem4decades Oct 2019 #9

Not at all the same situation. The call stood because it's in the rule book...no interference with.. brush Oct 2019 #10

Wasn't the runner supposed to be on the other side of the baseline? brush Oct 2019 #3

Looked like he was smack dab on the base path to me. world wide wally Oct 2019 #11

A reminder of the quote kairos12 Oct 2019 #12