No interference shall be allowed when a fielder reaches over a fence, railing, rope or into a stand to catch a ball. He does so at his own risk.
Rule 3.16 (comment). Dear rich people at Target Field: if an opposing catcher ever reaches into the stands for a foul ball like Drew Butera did for the final out last night in Chicago, do NOT cower like the Sox fan in the front row did. Your job is to deflect that ball, and if possible, slap the catcher right across the mouth.
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Jon Marthaler
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Unless the catcher is AJ
"Nobody wants to hear me rap." - Joe Mauer
"METEOR" - JIM THOME
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Jul 8, 2011 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Goes without saying.
"Don't take life for granted, because tomorrow isn't promised to any one of us." -Kirby Puckett
"God grab your neck but never choke" -Ozzie Guillen
by less cowbell, more 'neau on Jul 8, 2011 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot
by cmathewson on Jul 8, 2011 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
At least the deflecting part is
The slapping is fair, as long as the ball is caught
by twinscrazy_german on Jul 8, 2011 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Reposting this here for reference

I didn’t make this. Found it on SSS.
by spanspanspan on Jul 8, 2011 6:13 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs



























