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Originally Posted by bkbjones
Obstruction is easier to call than a pitch that may be a ball's width off the outside corner just above the knees.
It's either obstruction or it isn't. When they removed the "about to receive," it took away all the guesswork. A defender either has possession or they don't. The runner either deviates or they don't.
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Originally Posted by azbigdawg
no ball..deviation by the runner....obstruction
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You guys are proving my point.
What is deviation? My runner did not slow up, stop, go around, or execute a wide slide. She ran straight at home, and executed a normal slide straight into the plate. You've seen it a thousand times.
Where is the deviation?
There are too many on this board (Mike and Cecil excluded) that have said that the onus is on the runner; you must see deviation.
If the runner doesn't deviate - no OBS!
My position - which I have never deviated from - is that the
act of blocking a base without the ball is in itself obstruction. The defender caused obstruction, whether we see it or not. You don't know what the runner might have done. Her action may appear entirely normal. But she has been forced to react by the actions of the defender. And that should be OBS.
WMB