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Originally Posted by Blue37
Don,
Rule 7.06(b) Comment: "Under 7.06(b) when the ball is not dead on obstruction and an obstructed runner advances beyond the base which, in the umpire’s judgment, he would have been awarded because of being obstructed, he does so at his own peril and may be tagged out. This is a judgment call."
The decision was made to protect him to 3rd. He rounded third. Where is his protection back to 3rd?
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Blue,
I understand the rule and you are 100% correct.
I wasn't there but here's the pic I have in my head. R2 is no more than 5' from bag when obstructed. F5 didn't tackle him, was just standing in the wrong spot. F6 was just getting ball near 2nd. There was no issue as to whether R2 was going to get to 3rd and there was no way R2 could get home. In small ball OBR I don't even call it. But if I did
and had no intention of awarding home, I'm sure as heck not going to allow the pick
at 3rd. Not because the rule supports me, but because I screwed up and I'm not about to create the S$$$ storm that would follow. I'd award home before I take that out.
It's kind of like the curve ball in the dirt. There are times I swear the ball catches the strike zone but I don't call the strike, even though by rule I saw a strike.