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Originally Posted by Ran.D
BR was not obstructed, but chose to return to 1B. Why should she be awarded 2B?
I think you're right about staying out and giving PU the OBS call (or not going out in the first place). It felt wrong. The trip was obvious, however, and he did not give the signal. His view may have been blocked by the pitcher.
PU was a good partner. We did confer, he agreed BR should stay on 1B.
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On any obstruction call, you award all runners affected by the obstruction the base they would have reached had there bee no obstruction.
Would the BR have reached 2nd, if R1 had not been obstructed and had made it safely to 3rd? Probably. Why did the BR return to 1B? Because R1 was on 2B. Had R1 not been on 2B, then the BR would not have returned to 1B. It sounds like both were effected by the obstruction.
Bottom line, its your judgment and it is a HTBT type of play. IMHO, from what you told me sounds like BR should have gotten 2B.