Thu May 27, 2004, 02:19pm
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Originally posted by Dakota
Speaking ASA.
2004 change to rule 8-5B (obstruction), so the rule now reads:
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RUNNERS ARE ENTITLED TO ADVANCE WITHOUT LIABILITY TO BE PUT OUT. When a fielder not in possession of the ball or not in the act of fielding a batted ball, impedes the progress of a runner or batter-runner who is legally running the bases. ...
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OTOH, rule 8-7Q reads:
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THE RUNNER IS OUT. When a defensive player has the ball, or is about to catch a thrown ball, and the runner remains upright and crashes into the defensive player. ...
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It would seem that the defensive player described in 8-7Q who is about to catch a thrown ball is guilty of obstruction according to the change in 8-5B.
I'm assuming this is an oversight. Am I right, or is there something I am missing?
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Dakota,
I'm thinking 8-7Q was an oversight. Another example of expert craftmanship.
Michael
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