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Originally Posted by richez
The opposing catcher kept standing on the front of home plate waiting for the ball as our runners tried to touch home. This is obstruction, but when I asked young ump about it, she said "just run her over". A senior ump watching in the stands told me our players could be ejected for doing that. What should I have told our players and this young ump?
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No, that by itself is NOT obstruction. Catcher can stand wherever s/he pleases as long as s/he does not impede the runner while not in possession of the ball or fielding a batted ball.
That said, the umpire is an idiot. Hope she doesn't have a husband and a home because she can lose both in court giving out advice like that.
The senior umpire in the stands, who shouldn't even be opening his/her mouth, is correct.