Fri May 08, 2009, 10:55am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dash_riprock
If you made that call, and I was your partner, I would have no problem backing you up on it. Yes, you can't not call it JUST because he made it look worse, but contact is not automatic OBS either. My judgment would be it's nothing, because the runner had a clear path directly to 2nd base, i.e., he was not obstructed, but instead of taking that path, he chose to run into the fielder. In other words, he was obstructed by his own act, not the fielder's.
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But isn't a runner allowed to take whatever path he chooses?
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