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Originally Posted by LLPA13UmpDan
Yeah thats what i was talking about, i dont mean when the runner is coming around third, i meant when the runner is about to score but cant b/c of the catcher
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Then you shouldn't have said when "the runner is coming around third." Words mean things.
In my opinion, obstruction is an obvious call that is not too hard to judge, if you simply apply a common sense, advantage/no advantage philosophy. Lots of guys get into a "how many umpires can dance on the head of a pin" discussion on a possible obstruction when the runner scored anyway. You really don't have a decision to make if there's a "possible" obstruction but ther runner scores safely. What are you going to do, award him 1B?
When you can discern, in chronological order - block, catch, tag - then you've got obstruction. It's not a tough call to make, though, because it will be pretty obvious to everyone else what happened, too.