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Originally Posted by Rich Ives
I think it's if the obstruction PREVENTED a touch of a base the appeal will be denied.
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Maybe I'm off my rocker here but doesn't the runner have the responsibility to legally touch each base? If I were the runner I would have touched 1B then put the pressure on the umpire to award me second because of the obstruction. I understand that I might be pushed 5 feet out of the baseline to avoid contact at 1B but the umpire has already acknowledged there is obstruction (according to the post). I could easily make a case that I would have legally gained 2B if I was not obstructed.
I could very well be wrong, though, but I firmly believe the BR must touch 1B or possibly be called out on proper appeal.
-Josh