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Originally posted by mcrowder
Not illogical - obstruction means that a runner can't be put out between the bases where the OBS occurs UNLESS he transgresses in any number of ways... hurdling being one of them (passing another runner, missing a base, etc being the more common ones though).
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No, in FED obstruction means a runner advances even if in no danger of being putout. The obstruction (an illegal act) caused the runner to hurdle (another illegal act). Absent the obstruction there would be no hurdle. It seems logical to me to penalize the first illegal act, but the FED case book says otherwise, no doubt ruling on the side of safety.