[QUOTE=PeteBooth]
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No need to go any further. This is OBR so when F2 applied the tag the call is
1. TIME
2. That's OBS
3. Score the run
Under most OBS rule codes for amateur baseball these days the player needs to have actual possession of the ball.
Terms such as "in the act of making a play" or a "play is imminent" are no longer valid.
In a nutshell if you do not have the ball the fielder must grant access to the base. If he completely blocks the base as in your OP and does not have the ball it's OBS even if the ball is right near him.
Pete Booth
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Good explaination but might not be blatant OBS on the initial play as F2 did have the ball at time of contact. I think the part that might be OBS would be the second part of the play, and I like Bob's explaination above.
If the R2 is making no attempt then it might not be OBS. We've all seen these plays and they are all very different and the new guidelines make it harder and harder to judge IMO, especially for those of us who have called it differently for so many years.
Thanks
David
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