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Originally posted by DG
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. [/B]
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I guess you have to ask how the obstruction caused the runner to hurdle. He could have gone around. It still would be obstruction and he still would score. I guess if the catcher suddenly popped out in front of the runner and left the runner no choice but to contact/hurdle that's one thing. But the defense's actions generally do not exempt runners from doing what they're supposed to do (touching bases or tagging properly on dead ball base awards, etc.)