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Originally posted by mcrowder
Mr. Cannizzo - I fail to understand why you insist on saying you will choose to ignore a rule in the rulebook. But let me ask you this.
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Legitimate question. I am glad to offer this clarification. I disagree with the official interpretation
based on the way the rule is written. I acknowledge that 8-5-B-4 supports the official interpretation, but
in context of the entirety of of 8-5-B and POE 36, support for the official interpretation becomes unclear. Just my opinion.
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If you insist your interpretation is correct, and an obstructed runner will not be given a base if she doesn't actually try to attain that base, what, then, to reuse my intentionally absurd example, will you do in this case:
Batter hits what appears to be a clean triple to right field, past both outfielders. Firstbaseman, upon seeing this, tackles the batter short of her reaching first base, and lays on her, preventing her from getting up. As the ball is finally retrieved, first baseman gets off BR, who trots to first base and stays there.
According to your POV and interp, this runner A) did not attempt to advance past first base, and B) was not put out... so you will not give any award.
If I'm misunderstanding your interp, please enlighten us. Don't try to change the scenario by saying that 1B's act was egregious, so you'll use some other rule to put the runner where she belongs. This is OBS, plain and simple, and the runner can (and should) be put on third base using only the OBS rule ... unless that rule is disregarded as you seem to be suggesting.
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This is an equally legitimate question.
I never have, and never will, knowingly and deliberatley call contrary to an official rule or interp.
Based on what you wrote:
Award BR a home run and eject F3. If it was clearly a triple, without the obstruction, then she had a chance to go all the way if the obstruction had not occured.
I don't know how to equate "sitting on a runner" with "plain and simple OBS". But if I thought the runner would have only made 3B without the obstruction, I would award 3B.
IF F3 sits on the runner - she is out, and she might be ugly too. lol
We know that the rule book has its problems. I was pointing one out. I think it is a big one. The official interp would never stand up in court within the context the entire rule.
Communicating these things on a message board should not be a cause to be flamed.