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Originally posted by kono
Allow me to add a slightly different viewpoint to this situation. OBR (Yeah - I know, OBR ain't softball  ) has an interp that basically says if the deflected ball is within reach of the fielder, you are still gonna protect him. More than a reach and he's a likely candidate for obstruction.
If the fielder pivots into the basepath reaching for the ball - it could still be INT. Otherwise - possibly OBS. HTBT.
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Good call, kono.
I think there had to be some distance "beyond reach" in the sitch. Runner from second, 3rd base kicks the ball toward short.
Based upon the statement "...as the 3rd baseman turns to go get the ball they collide.", I wonder:
How big was the lead that the runner had, or how fast was that guy? Where was F5 playing, way off the line?
Was F5 very slow? 
mick