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Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
...merely a change in the conditions upon which the rule goes into effect..
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Aha... strange as it sounds, Mike, that little phrase helps a lot. Sometimes, you just need somebody to hit you with the obvious.
Possession = legal to impede.
No possession = not legel to impede.
Simple. Easy.
Means there is no longer a simultaneous arrival exception.
Means there is no longer a "step and reach" exception.
Also, on the last microsec possession - it is highly likely the runner was impeded (caused to slow down, change path, try to avoid contact, etc.) prior to contact (assuming the defender was blocking the base without the ball). That, also, is OBS.