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Old Thu Jan 03, 2008, 09:34pm
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally Posted by David Emerling

If the runner decides to continue on towards home and is thrown out by a wide margin, the umpire may (or may not) award the runner home based on the how much ground he (the umpire) thought the runner lost as a result of the obstruction.

If the runner is thrown out by a slim margin, logic dictates that the umpire should award the runner home, even if that wasn't patently obvious at the time of the obstruction.
Well, no, that isn't what was said, so I guess you don't agree.
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