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Originally Posted by ggk
good call. catcher was making a play on the ball. after he dropped the ball he didn't do anything additional to restrict the runner from touching the plate did he? the runner still had a chance to reach out and touch home.
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he doesnt have the ball anymore and he is stopping the runner from moving since he is still blocking the plate
"After a fielder has made an attempt to field a ball and missed, he can no longer be in the "act of fielding" the ball. For example: an infielder dives at a ground ball and the ball passes him and he continues to lie on the ground and delays the progress of the runner, he very likely has obstructed the runner." -- while the ball didnt pass the catcher, he completed the act of fielding and then delayed the progress of the runner towards home.
maybe im reading it wrong, but the way im seeing this has obstruction written on it