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Obstruction is a delayed dead ball in NSA, as in ASA.
The reasoning given was screwy.
Basically it is a DDB so that the offense is not penalized. Think about it - what is the defense's #2 priority (other than get outs)?
Get the runners to hold at their bases.
If obs was an immediate dead ball, then the defense could bring the baserunning to a halt merely by obstructing the nearest runner.
At least that is how I have always thought about it.
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Tom
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