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Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
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.
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While I stated that she had the ball, quite honestly, without looking at a replay, I'm not sure that she had it at that he point. But the catcher was using her right leg to push the runner away from the plate, as she was on the ground behind the plate, trying to reach it.
If the call was on "first contact with the catcher's left leg," why didn't he immediately signal with his arm?
Is it the correct mechanic to wait to see if a runner will safely get to the base/plate before signaling obstruction?
Finally, you're saying that a defender who has the ball and isn't able to yet make a tag, can push the runner away from the base/plate until such time as she's able to make the tag? I can understand blocking but actually pushing is legal?
[Edited by BktBallRef on Jun 1st, 2004 at 10:33 AM]