Reply to "Automated Strike Zone Gets Test Run"

MidAtlanticDad10,000+ posts

Originally Posted by bballman:

OK, but at what point does it become blocking? This catcher moved into the basepath to catch the ball. And the runner was still a considerable distance from the plate when he did so. When he gained possession of the ball, the runner was still at least 2 or 3 strides from the plate. Was he REALLY impeding the runner's path before he had the ball? I guess it's all pretty subjective...

That's the problem with the way the rule is written. Are you sure that the ball pulled him into the base path, or did he consciously move into the path to catch the ball and block the plate. Too subjective.

8/12/156:42 PM

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