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Originally Posted by CoachJM
NIump50,
If I'm reading him right, Bob P.'s objection is that the FED rule mandates a one base minimum award, even if the obstructed runner would NOT have obtained an advance base absent the obstruction.
JM
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Personally, I like the minimum one base award. It's sufficient a penalty that perhaps the defense will think twice about committing obstruction again.
I don't lose a lot of sleep over FED rules -- they are what they are and I just go out and play umpire.