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Originally Posted by steveshane67
I understand if the runner falls down OBS would be called, but Ive never seen a base awarded when the runner and the fielder "merely bump shoulders" or similar "incidental contact", which seems to be the situation described by the OP and was the situation I was trying to imply in my post.
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I have called OBS when there was no contact at all, if the runner had to go around the fielder.
OBS should be called when it occurs, not when the runner is thrown out at the plate.