Sun Jun 20, 2004, 09:27pm
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Originally posted by jicecone
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Originally posted by DG
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Originally posted by akalsey
If a runner and a fielder collide, both on the move, but neither looking at each other, what's the call? My gut feeling is that the runner is called for interference if the fielder's making a play on a batted ball, but the fielder is called for obstruction otherwise.
Is that right?
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Sounds reasonable, given the limited information. Definitely, if the fielder is fielding a batted ball and collides with a runner then we have interference. In OBR there would need to be a play being made on the runner for obstruction to be called. Example, SS and R2 collide on a ball hit to 2B, who throws to 1B. Collision between SS and R2 is nothing in this case.
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Oh really?
You might re-read 7.06b, They call this "Type B" obstruction. The award is is not an automatic min. of one base and is dependent on the umpires judgement.
Yes in your case if R2 makes it to third there is nothing, but it still was obstruction and a delayed dead ball.
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There is limited information provided. In my judgement, there is no obstruction in the example I provided, and yes, I assumed R2 would make it to 3B while 2B man is throwing out BR.
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