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I am still not sure that I have a clear answer.
When an umpire judges obstruction, that umpire normally also judges protection, though they may have to wait for the end of the play to finalize their protection judgment. Ie., when a runner is knocked off route and is out by a mile, send runner back. Runner is knocked down, gets up, and is out on a close play, keep her at that base. Also has to determine the maximum protected base so that if a runner is out after that point, they stay out.
But what happens when the umpire calling obstruction, by following standard mechanics, does not see the end of the play? Do they transfer the protection responsibility to their partner?
Or should your partner simply call Time, come to you and say, your obstructed runner was out. What do you want me to do?
WMB
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