Tue May 19, 2009, 08:25am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ozzy6900
There should have been an obstruction call when the BR made contact with F3 ("That's Obstruction!"). That being said, R1 stopped at 3rd so the BR could go no further than 2nd. The obstruction is then ignored. If, however, the BR stopped and returned to 1st, the award would be 2nd base only (R1 at 3rd, remember?).
If there is obstruction on a following runner, the position of the lead runner may end up determining where the obstructed runner will be placed.
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True, but the obstructed runner can also "force" an advance runner to the next base.
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