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Originally posted by CecilOne
I don't remember anything in the OBS rules about initial non-possession versus secondary non-possession.
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Read the scenario again. The catcher had possession of the ball which permits her to block the base. The legal slide caused the catcher to lose possession of the ball AFTER the act which would have been ruled OBS had the catcher not had the ball. If this catcher moves to the loose ball without any further impediment to the runner, I don't rule OBS because all of the parameters of the play were met.
In this case, when the runner tried to progress further and the catcher without the ball fell on her, THAT is obstruction.