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Originally posted by Andy
Not to hijack the post...but what if the pitcher had the ball in the circle when the BR left first base? Would the DDB from the obstruction be considered over since the play has ended? Is the BR now subject ot being called out on the lookback rule?
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Andy, I don't know that there is a definitive answer to that one; it isn't really covered in rule book or case book.
We do know that certain baserunning violations are still enforced on obstructed runners; missed bases, bases left early, and interference are still enforced. In my opinion (and it is nothing more than that, in this case), consistency would make it appropriate to enforce the lookback rule violation, too. The obstruction certainly didn't create the LBR violation; poor coaching did.
In lower level and rec ball, I may decide I called a dead ball to make the base award. In tournament play, I call the LBR out.