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Originally posted by mcrowder
Would you be more comfortable in calling this award the way ASA asks us to if there were actually a more stringent award in place for clearly intentional OBS?
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I'm not sure. The problem is that "clearly intentional" (for example, tripping) is rare (OK, except for the blocking of 1B on a pickoff attempt). What I see is more like "suspicious activity." Dollars to donuts it is coached or otherwise intentional, but it is an intuitive feel, not a clear action. If the umpire was given a different award - a penalty - for what he judged as "intentional obstruction" I don't think that would help much, and may just cause more rancor on the field (where the offense is crying for the penalty).