GIMNEPIWO wrote:So when a Catcher throws to first base when there is no play it is DMC but when an Outfielder throws to second base and there is no play it is not DMCF ? If it is a TYPO and she was rounding first and in a jog, not retreating to second; INT seems quite a stretch.
Assuming you are referring to when a retired batter runs toward first when not permitted on what is perceived as a U3K, that exemption from the rule is specific in the book. Don't blame the umpires for that call, it wasn't their idea.
When the rule calling a retired runner continuing to run interference hit the books, there were so many INT rulings for players attempting to advance to 1B when the U3K rule was not into effect, coaches went crazy. It was their panic, and I presume lack of confidence in teaching the players the rule that caused the exemption on the U3K to be added.
But that exemption only applies to a retired batter on a U3K, not on a retired batter-runner or runner on a ball to the OF.