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Originally Posted by DTQ_Blue
Steve,
So you don't see it differently under Fed rules? (Forget OBR for the sake of this question) Why not?
I still think I made a good call if I had to call it under that rule.
Mike
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DTQ,
The vast majority of games I've worked have been FED ruled games, and I would not call it differently at any level.
As Garth pointed out, the runner had a better chance of avoiding the collision than did F3, because he was looking straight ahead at the play, while F3 was coming down to the ground after looking at, and attempting to catch, the baseball.
At any level, the fielder has the right to field the ball, even if it is in the middle of the runner's baseline. He also cannot be expected to disappear immediately. If, in your sitch, F3 had the time to get out of the baseline, then I would call Obstruction, and possibly eject F3 for Malicious Contact, as well if warranted.