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Originally Posted by DaveASA/FED
That is interesting, I understand it is a timing play since the B/R is out going into 2nd. But I guess I had never thought of awarding the OBS'd runner home cause they would have made it without the OBS, based on my belief of timing. I thought the only time we enforced OBS was if the OBS'd runner was played upon and ruled out. What am I missing? Just trying to understand, thanks.
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We rule on an OBS runner anytime that runner did not attain the base which, in the umpire's judgment, s/he would have reached had the OBS not occured.
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