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Old Sat Nov 16, 2002, 09:33am
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Re: I'm confused.......

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Originally posted by kellerumps
Consider this play.....Ground ball hit to 3rd base....They field it cleanly and their throw is up the line....First base leaves the bag to catch the ball and a collision occurs between 1stbase and BR.

Are you telling me that in this mess, if 1st base does not have the ball, then we are to rule obstruction??

Sounds like a major can of worms can be opened up here!!

Please advise.
Unless you work international play, you need not worry about it right now as "about to receive" the ball is to remain as a condition for a defender to be in the basepath.

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