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Originally Posted by TussAgee11
Yes but he would have been safe at 3B with another runner standing there to greet him.
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The determination was that the runner had been obstructed. BR already had possession of second base. The indication was that the runner rounding third only came back due to the coach's confusion of the obstruction "call".
To nullify the obstruction, IMHO, the award of third to the BR is correct. If there was no obstruction to begin with, the runner would not have returned to third and the BR would have achieved third. He is not receiving any advantage, just what he would have gained had no obstruction occurred.
With the information at hand, I think it was a sound call.
Doug