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Old Wed Jul 25, 2018, 08:56am
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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Originally Posted by Rich View Post
In every level of baseball, including HS, you point at the infraction and call out "that's obstruction." Then the hand comes down and you go back to umpiring.

The fist out is a softball mechanic, but also includes a verbal "that's obstruction" as acknowledgment of the infraction.

If he's thrown out at the plate, you call time immediately and enforce the obstruction -- that includes the other runners who will be awarded the bases they would've received absent the obstruction.
Agreed. I would hold the point for a second or two just so everyone can see that you "have something" -- that will stop a lot of the "during play" complaining and yelling.
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