Hi pop up first base side, batter runs over first
baseman that had clear beat on ball. hits glove goes foul. runner 3 feet inside base line, runner not in running lane?..it was called foul ball. LOL
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Running lane is not an issue here. The running lane rule is in place to allow a fielder the opportunity to receive a throw.
From your description of the other events, it appears that interference on the batter/runner would have been the appropriate call.
From your description of the other events, it appears that interference on the batter/runner would have been the appropriate call.
Your abreviated description is confusing to an old man. Let me see if I am reading correctly.
Pop up down first base line, F3 has a bead on the ball. Are you saying the runner hits his glove causes it to fall foul? If so then he should be out whether it was fair or foul.
Pop up down first base line, F3 has a bead on the ball. Are you saying the runner hits his glove causes it to fall foul? If so then he should be out whether it was fair or foul.
My first question is if the runner was three feet inside the baseline and ran over the first baseman, wouldn't the ball have been in fair territory when it contacted the glove? Not that it matters anyway as the fielder has first right to field the ball so interference should have been called in all circumstances that I can tell.
quote:Originally posted by scocar:
My first question is if the runner was three feet inside the baseline and ran over the first baseman, wouldn't the ball have been in fair territory when it contacted the glove? Not that it matters anyway as the fielder has first right to field the ball so interference should have been called in all circumstances that I can tell.
The question was for further explanation. Logic would say yes the touching was fair but possibly not. Were there any other fielders involved? Probably not but could change the answer. We try to give correct answers but we have to understand what happened.
An example:
I saw a play where two fielders went after a ball on the first base line. Only one fielder can be protected by an interference call. The other has to clear the BR or be called for obstruction. In my play the F2 was the protected fielder. The BR and the F1 collided, so now we have obstruction. The problem is the F2 misplayed the ball, it landed a foot from the F1 and stayed fair. The DM wanted to know why the BR wasn't called out for running into the pitcher. He wasn't satisfied with the umpire's answer, he called my assigner, who called me. I explained the play, sent the coach the rule cites and all was good.
If it is straight forward and the BR hits F3 while he is the only fielder trying to catch the ball, then yes, he should be out.