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Originally posted by BktBallRef
Agreed. Personally, I thought she obstructed her twice:
First by blocking the plate long before the ball arrived.
Second, after the ball arrived by pushing her away from the plate with her right leg.
Either way, great call!
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Well, er, you cannot call obstruction on a player with the ball. The obstruction call was on first contact with the catcher's left leg. As soon as Mike Mazur saw she wasn't going to reach the plate, out went the arm.
And yes, Stacy Neuvmann was doing real well trying to explain the call, right up until she stated that the result of the OBS call was that runners are moved up one base. So near, yet so far!