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Originally posted by bkbjones
...I am dancing without a net here because my rule book is 30 miles away from me...but doesn't the rule book say the ball is dead once a play is made on the obstructed runner?
Trepidatiously,
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bk,
The rule says, "If the OBSTD runner is
put out prior to reaching
the base which would have been reached had there not been OBS, a dead
ball is called."
In case presented, 1st base would have been the base R2 was protected
to.
Kevin's play would come under the change to the OBS Rule.
Now what if R2 is never tagged and never reaches 1st when returning (R1 dives in the dirt but comes up short, F3 dosn't apply the tag). R1 is put out trying to advance and R2 is subsequently put out trying to advance as well.
Under the change, when an OBSTD runner, after the
OBS, safely obtains the base they would have been awarded, [1st], in
the umpires judgment, had there been no OBS and there is a subsequent
play on a different runner, [the throw to get R1 at 3rd], the OBSTD
runner is no longer protected between the two bases where they were
OBSTRD and may be put out.
In my opinion a runner attempting to get back to 1st on a pickoff is
only protected to 1st.
Just my personal read on this.