I have said "I believe the runner must deviate and avoid contact if possible and assume that the umpire will call obstruction" for years and also that avoiding collisions is the runner's responsibility when the fielder is making a play (not obstructing). In both cases, I usually get disagreement.
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Officiating takes more than OJT.
It's not our jobs to invent rulings to fit our personal idea of what should and should not be.
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