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Old Mon Apr 02, 2007, 06:54am
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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Originally Posted by blindofficial
So being a 1st year umpire, I still have some questions the rules. One of the being obstruction and a play at the plate. If there is going to be an obvious play at the plate and the runner charges over the catcher, can you eject him for obstruction? Am I reading too much into the rules?

How do you handle an obvious play at the plate where the runner has no choice but to run over the catcher in order to get to the plate because the catcher is blocking it?
Please explain how the runner "has no choice" -- I think you'll find that in most instances the runner does have a choice.
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