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Originally Posted by jwwashburn
If he did not want me to ask him a question, all he had to do was say no.
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From your original post, it appears that they didn't mind being asked a question. But then you followed the question with:
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I said, actually Obstruction is usually not intentional and definitely does not require a collision. I think it would be a good idea for you to look that up in your rules book later on.
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That's thin ice you're skating on; some umpires might tolerate being contradicted and instructed on the rules, but most won't, even (or especially) when they are wrong or unsure.
So, you didn't handle it correctly, as others here have noted. Next time, either deal with it in the field, or with the assignor.
That is why you asked the question in the title of this thread, isn't it? To get opinions of how it should have been handled?