Bretman: Is Contact Essential for Interference??!!??

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I called a verbal interfence this weekend on a team.

Situation: Pop fly hit next to fence on the first base side. Opposing team is in the dugout on the first base side. Girl on the bench yells " FENCE" and the first baseman stopped and the ball dropped to the ground.

I had no choice but to call the batter out for verbal interference. Girls tells her coach, " I just didn't want her to hit the fence".

Hate to have to make that call because the player was thinking about the opposing player in unity with sportsmanship.

After the game, I dug into my bag and found a new ball and gave it to her just for "GP" general purpose. The girl had class in my book... even though I had to call her for interfering with the play verbally.

 

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You are right. I could have used better terminology. And I am glad that in thinking about what I actually said to the girls, I told them they had to make contact. Not sure that reduces the risk of injury any. As for the political stuff, I was more than a little ticked off that all I was asking for was a method to find new posts without having to wade through the political sub-forum and you got on accusing me of asking that posts I didn't agree with be withdrawn.

I do understand that CONTACT is part of the game at times, Just took offense with the terminology. Wasn't trying to be personnel on the other tread, just my opinion.I assure you one had nothing to do with the other.

 

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I do understand that CONTACT is part of the game at times, Just took offense with the terminology. Wasn't trying to be personnel on the other tread, just my opinion.I assure you one had nothing to do with the other.

As an outsider, I read the same thing into it that cgs did. Just sayin'.