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Originally Posted by LLPA13UmpDan
Heres one for discussion- OBS on the catcher. Ever Call it? I see it happen so much. Runner coming around third and catcher "blocking" the plate so the runner cannot get to the plate. This is totally illeagal. It's almost never called, however they are beginning to teach this to us more often. Runner should be safe at home on OBS by the catcher. MLB ive never seen it called, although it happens every game almost, where the catcher would stand right in the way of the runner. Do you ever or have you ever called this?
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When the runner is "coming around third" he is still 60-90 feet away from the plate. If the catcher is "blocking" the plate at this point, you have nothing, nada, zilch to call.
Obstruction doesn't happen until obstruction happens. That means, you don't have a call until a runner's progress is ACTUALLY impeded by a fielder who does NOT have possession of the baseball.
Based on the wording you used, you're not seeing infractions happen all the time that don't get called; you're seeing something happen that you think is an infraction, that isn't.