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I hate to throw this thread back up the to surface since it was hotly debated but I was just reading Jim Evan's Diamond Challenge (which I would consider a reliable source of rules interpretation) and ran across the following situation:
"The runner from first is stealing second. The second baseman dives in front of the base to field the low throw. The throw is in the dirt and rolls into center field. The runner leaps over the outstreched fielder...misses the base....and advances to third safely. The defense appeals the missed base.
Ruling:
2.00 Obstruction/7.10 (b)
Since the fielder was in "the act of fielding" the throw...He is not guilty of obstruction. The runner is out on proper appeal. The runner failed to advance legally."
Just thought I would share it. I was honestly shocked to see this interpretation since I had pretty much forgot this thread.
-Josh
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