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	eteamz.com - The Team Sports Web Site Leader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		INTERFERENCE is an act by the team at bat (notice it says "TEAM") which interferes with, obstructs, impedes, hinders or confuses any fielder attempting to make a play.
		However, if the ump judges that he intentionally interfered with a play or did not try to avoid interfering when he could have, he can be called out even though he is in the box.
		If he is in the lane he could still cause interference, but it would have to be something obviously intentional (like grabbing the fielder's arm or glove, or deliberately touching a thrown ball).
	eteamz.active.com /baseball/rules/obr/library/rule.cfm/Interference (1146 words)

	Baseball Almanac - Baseball Rules
		In case of unintentional interference with play by any person herein authorized to be on the playing field (except members of the offensive team participating in the game, or a coach in the coach's box, or an umpire) the ball is alive and in play.
		If the interference is intentional, the ball shall be dead at the moment of the interference and the umpire shall impose such penalties as in his opinion will nullify the act of interference.
		When there is spectator interference with any thrown or batted ball, the ball shall be dead at the moment of interference and the umpire shall impose such penalties as in his opinion will nullify the act of interference.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /rule3.shtml (2519 words)

	Interference (baseball) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		If the interference was committed by a batter or a baserunner, that player is out and all other runners return to the bases they occupied at the time of the interference.
		If interference is committed by a runner with the possible intent of preventing a double play, the batter-runner will be called out in addition to the runner who committed the interference.
		If interference is committed by the batter-runner before he reaches first base with the possible intent of preventing a double play, the runner closest to scoring will be called out in addition to the batter-runner.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Interference_(baseball) (2162 words)

	Interference (baseball) (interference (baseball) info) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Although baseball is considered a non-contact sport; a runner may be allowed to make potentially dangerous contact with a fielder as part of an attempt to reach a base, unless that fielder is fielding a batted ball.
		Baseball history is full of heroes and goats—men who in the heat of the moment (the "clutch") distinguished themselves with a timely hit or catch, or an untimely strikeout or error.
		In baseball and softball, batter-runner is a term for the batter during the play in which he or she becomes a baserunner.
	wikimiki.info /en/interference+(baseball) (12020 words)

	Baseball Umpire Helper
		If the umpire declares the batter, batter-runner, or a runner out for interference, all other runners shall return to the last base that was in the judgment of the umpire, legally touched at the time of the interference, unless otherwise provided by these rules.
		When interference is called the ball is immediately dead and no runners may advance beyond the base they held at the time of the interference.
		Interference with a thrown ball must be judged as an intentional act.
	www.baseball-rules.com /umphelp.htm (4008 words)

	SportsKnowHow.com - Baseball Rules Page
		Baseball, considered as one of the national pastimes in the US, derives its name from the four bases that form a diamond (the infield) around the pitcher's mound.
		Baseball rules describe home plate, where each batter stands when it is their turn at bat; there is also the first base, second base, and third base.
		The rules of baseball call for the player’s positions to include the pitcher, the catcher, the first baseman, the second baseman, the third baseman, the shortstop, the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder.
	www.sportsknowhow.com /baseball/rules/baseball-rules.html (274 words)

	Baseball Toaster: Mike's Baseball Rants : Is It Over Yet, Johnny (Roseboro)?
		No player may advance on such interference (offensive interference) and all runners must return to the last base that was, in the judgment of the umpire, legally touched at the time of the interference.
		If the umpire declares the batter out for interference, all other runners shall return to the last base that was in the judgment of the umpire, legally touched at the time of the interference, unless otherwise provided by these rules.
		It is interference by a batter or a runner when he fails to avoid a fielder who is attempting to field a batted ball or intentionally interferes with a thrown ball etc, etc. According to this rule, it was Armbrister's duty to avoid Fisk.
	mikesrants.baseballtoaster.com /archives/466297.html (2993 words)

	Baseball Discussion Group - interference, obstruction, or nothing
		I never argued and felt, as an umpire with three years experience at that time, that I was lucky for not "maliciously" running over the pitcher (which was a choice I made from the start of my run) and getting the boot.
		in the baseball game, the 'police officer' is on the site at the time of the 'accident' so he himself is a witness...
		If a fielder is making a play on a ball and a runner interferes with that attempt, it's interference (unless it's past an initial fielder and no other fielder can make a play on the ball, etc.).
	www.baseball-excellence.com /sbaseballforums/printthread.cfm?Forum=2&Topic=3745 (1222 words)

	Fan interference - Baseball Fever
		For baseball I think Southern California is unique, but it was much the same when there was an AL team in Washington DC.
		Fan interference appears to be minimal in MLB and it is only when the odd accasion arises that it becomes an issue.
		Perhaps in MLB, when a fan interferes with play that fan shud be evicted from the stadium and also banned, although the interference always seems to for the purpose of souveniring the ball rather than affecting the result or intimidating/attacking a player/official.
	www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?t=3517 (2089 words)

	Baseball rules corner: interference by a base runner is a no-no in the rules book Baseball Digest - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Baseball rules corner: interference by a base runner is a no-no in the rules book
		Although Rodriguez committed interference, there is no language in the rulebook that is available to the public that prohibits a runner from using his hands to avoid a tag or any other reason.
		Rodriguez grabbed the tampered baseball and gunned it to third in a failed attempt to erase Javier.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_2_64/ai_n12415302 (897 words)

	Baseball Myths
		The batter cannot be called out for interference if he is in the batters box.
		A batter could be called out for interference if the umpire judges that interference could or should have been avoided.
		Umpire interference also occurs when the plate umpire interferes with the catcher's attempt to prevent a stolen base.
	home.comcast.net /~mhsweeney1/Common_Baseball_Myths.htm (2933 words)

	The world's top interference websites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		In communications, interference is anything which alters, modifies, or disrupts a message; as it travels along a channel, between a source and a receiver.
		Interference is involved in Thomas Young's double-slit experiment where coherent light (light which is in the same phase, and has the same frequency and wavelength) interferes to produce an interference pattern.
		When a single source interferes with itself, the principle of conservation of energy dictates that the energy "missing" from the darkened regions of an interference pattern where destructive interference has taken place will be found in the brightened portions where constructive interference has taken place.
	www.websbiggest.com /wiki-article-tab.cfm/interference (605 words)

	Baseball Toaster: Mike's Baseball Rants : Spare the Manual and Spoil the A-Rod—Rodriguez Gets Slapped Back (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Since the definition of offensive interference states that if the batter-runner breaks the rule, all runners return to their original bases.
		If it were a run-down and Jeter had already scored, the interference would not have wiped the run off the board.
		Baseball Toaster is a new site running on some experimental software called Fairpole.
	mikesrants.baseballtoaster.com /archives/16057.html (1986 words)

	Baseball Discussion Group - Batter's Interference???
		It's either interference (dead ball, batter is out, runners return), or it's not interference, in which case the ball is live and you play on.
		The batter either interfered or he didn't so he's either out or the ball is live and you play on.
		According to the FED casebook 7.3.5 Situation E, (The batter) is entitled to his position in the batter’s box and is not subject to being penalized for interference unless he moves or re-establishes his position after F2 has received the pitch, which then prevents F2 from attempting to play on a runner.
	www.baseball-excellence.com /sbaseballforums/printthread.cfm?Forum=2&Topic=8966 (685 words)

	Satellite Communications FAQ - S+AS Limited
		A modulated carrier will produce spurii and other intermodulation products in the PA which will be transmitted to the satellite and cause interference with adjacent carriers, not to mention exceeding the satellite operators bandwidth allocation.
		However, outside the control of most is RF interference which corrupts the flow of data.
		Other forms of obvious interference are generated by rogue carriers nominally caused by careless earth station operation.
	www.sasltd.com /T/faq (5296 words)

	USATODAY.com - Should baseball consider instant replay? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		(Conceivably this also could include the toughest call in baseball — home run or foul ball down the line.) If play has stopped and the ball is dead, you can be certain the offended manager will come out to argue.
		Baseball finally has made an effort to speed up games by asking umpires to enforce a taller and narrower strike zone.
		Baseball is on TV, but it's made to be watched in person, on top of the action, without unnecessary breaks in the action.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/bstrike/2001-04-24-replay.htm (822 words)

	Tabberone's Major League Baseball Properties Complaint. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		MLBP is contending that using the name of a baseball team to sell a fabric item is a violation even when the fabric plainly display the team name and logo.
		It is a fundamental principle marking an outer boundary of the trademark monopoly that, although trademark rights may be acquired in a word or image with descriptive qualities, the acquisition of such rights will not prevent others from using the word or image in good faith in its descriptive sense, and not as a trademark.
		Additionally, the MLBP VeRO representatives knew, or reasonably should have known in their capacities as legal or quasi-legal representatives for intellectual property, that the items on auction that were terminated were not infringing, and therefore they willfully and knowingly committed perjury as defined in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. Section 512.
	www.tabberone.com /Trademarks/MLB/ourlawsuit/complaint.html (6306 words)

	Mike's Baseball Rants: Spare the Manual and Spoil the A-Rod—Rodriguez Gets Slapped Back (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		I was just looking through "The Rules and Lore of Baseball" by Rich Marazzi and he opines that the ump may have gotten a call in game 3 of the 1975 World Series incorrect because he relied on an interpretation in the manual.
		It said (or implied) that the interference had to be intentional, while the rule ignores intent.
		Needless to say, the issues surrounding obstruction and interference are some of the most misunderstood rules in the OBR - and are complicated in their application.
	www.all-baseball.com /mikesbballrants/archives/016057.html (6267 words)

	MVP statistic - Baseball Fever
		The Baseball Writers' Association of America votes for one MVP from each league.
		I also find it hard to believe that someone in Europe came up with a stat that no one in the USA has heard of, since baseball is 50 times more popular here than in Europe.
		Very flawed stat in professional baseball -- Range Factor is much more important -- but F% may be important in High School or in women's softball.
	www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?t=28894 (1089 words)

	Baseball Hitting and Catching from ExpertVillage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		But when a catcher snags at the baseball or extends his arm out too far, the bat from the hitter is more capable of hitting the glove when it comes through the hitting zone.
		Catcher's interference is most commonly called when a hitter's bat makes contact with the catcher's glove, but on occasion, the catcher can be called for interference without ever making contact with the hitter's bat.
		Whatever way the interference is called, the catcher can eliminate most situations by setting up in a proper stance and being patient behind the plate.
	sports.expertvillage.com /experts/catchers-interference.htm (646 words)

	teams
		Minor League Baseball (9 - 12 year olds) is a traveling league with a full schedule of six-inning umpired games in which players do all the pitching and catching.
		Major League Baseball (9 - 12 year olds) is similar to the Minor League, except that the competition level is higher due to increased skill level.
		Placement in each of the Baseball leagues is based on age as of August 1 of the playing season.
	members.tripod.com /~Littleton_Baseball/teams.html (788 words)

	Baseball rules - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Baseball around the world is played under three major rules codes, which differ only slightly.
		The North American professional leagues and many amateur leagues use the Official Baseball Rules, which are published to the public by The Sporting News; U.S. collegiate and college-age play is often covered by the baseball rulebook of the NCAA; and U.S. high school and high school-age baseball is governed by the NFHS rules.
		In contrast to the Official Baseball Rules, the NFHS is continually refining and updating its rule book to meet the needs of the United States high school game.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baseball_rules (514 words)

	02-5134 -- Cardtoons v. Major League Baseball Players Association -- 07/14/2003
		This is an appeal of a grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee Major League Baseball Players Association ("MLBPA") with respect to Appellant's state-law claims of tortious interference with contractual relations, libel and prima facie tort, and the entry of final judgment in Appellee's favor.
		That the interference was malicious and wrongful, and that such interference was neither justified, privileged nor excusable.
		does not interfere improperly with the other's relation if the actor believes that his interest may otherwise be impaired or destroyed by the performance of the contract or transaction.
	www.kscourts.org /ca10/cases/2003/07/02-5134.htm (2684 words)

	Rules and Regulations of Little League Baseball
		After he has had time to react to the play he could be called for interference if he does not move out of the box and interferes with a play.
		If he has a chance to avoid interference after he has had time to react to the situation and does not, he is guilty.
		The toe could be on the plate and the heel could be touching the line of the box, which means the foot is not entirely outside the box.
	www.angelfire.com /ia3/littleleaguerules/rulemyths.htm (2894 words)

	Interference -- The Hardball Times
		The act of interference means that the ball is dead and the runners must return.
		Umpiring expert Jim Booth, in his excellent discussion of interference, states that for an interference call to be made on a runner in the first base lane, it would have to be "obviously intentional".
		A-Rod's conduct, as it was determined by the umpires to be intentional interference, was certainly unsportsmanlike conduct - the umpire therefore has the authority (and, I would argue, the duty) under Rule 9.01(d) to eject a player for unsportsmanlike conduct.
	www.hardballtimes.com /main/article/interference (1302 words)

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