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PWL,
Those guys have no idea who they are talking to. I'm laughing at their sense of empowerment.
There is no separate Case Book for OBR. The shaded areas are similar to the NCAA book and provide further interpretation on a rule. MLB publishes a separate book for their umpires to explain nuisance plays, special ground rules, new mechanics. It looks something like a Fed Case Book. Years ago the National and American Leagues had separate books, today there is one. If this is what you are referring to, I apologize.
We have dozens of plays that are answered quickly and incompletely. This was an example of such a reply. I agreed that SDS's reply was a good start, but warned others that a good umpire will not just apply a ruling because he thinks it is correct. He must know it is. I offered that with this play an umpire must be aware of how and why the contact occurred. Many times it IS accidental, but that does not mean that it is not penalized. You can have accidental interference and obstruction!
This just goes to show that two guys think they have it figured out and don't understand the bigger picture. We have many talented umpires here, most know what I wrote and understand how it effects the judgement. Again, one takes it personally when he shouldn't and the other rides in to save the day but only brought blanks. You are right, PWL - this should have ended with my first post. It was pretty clear.
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