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Originally posted by tornado
NCAA:Rule 8, sec 7b
"If the defensive player blocks the base (plate) or baseline clearly without possession of the ball, obstruction shall be called. The runner is safe and an immediate dead ball shall be called.
A.R. If the baserunner collides flagrantly, the runner shall be declared safe on the obstruction, but will be ejected from the contest. The ball is dead."
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And who's judgment is the one that matters as to whether the collision was flagrant or not? Answer - the plate umpire.
With all due respect to the umpires (and umpire coordinator) involved, I'm as troubled by this incident of umpire activism as I was by Tim McClelland's uninvited reversal of Angel Hernandez's foul call in last year's AL championship series.