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Originally Posted by 3afan
strictly from that pic, at that instant - no OBS
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I wouldn't use the word "strictly."
Strictly speaking, it
is obstruction.
Is the fielder's foot in front of the base? YES!
Does the fielder have the ball? NO!
And the runner is just
inches from the bag, so she is clearly in close enough proximity for these to be factors.
And yet, from a practical point of view, I would
not call obstruction on this play. But I don't think I'd be having a long discussion about it. And I certainly wouldn't say "strictly speaking" ... more like "practically speaking."
David Emerling
Memphis, TN