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Originally Posted by soundedlikeastrike
Wow, 75 posts for an obs. call?
Rule 7.08(b) Comment: A runner who is adjudged to have hindered a fielder who is attempting to make a play on a batted ball is out whether it was intentional or not.
If, however, the runner has contact with a legally occupied base when he hinders the fielder, he shall not be called out unless, in the umpire’s judgment, such hindrance, whether it occurs on fair or foul territory, is intentional.
Very simple, R2 is "allowed" to hinder the fielder in this situation. Okay, no interference so that's off the table.
Now to the OBS, no umpire in the world should ever call anything but OBS should a defender move a runner off a base, regardless of intention.
If however the natural action of tagging and a runners unstability combine to take him off the bag, very possibly an out.
But anything more than that uh-uh.
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Rule 2.00
OBSTRUCTION is the act of a fielder who, while not in possession of the ball and
not in the act of fielding the ball, impedes the progress of any runner.
This is why I said to rule out any intent on the part of either player, because intentionally running into the runner or intentionally interfering with the fielder changes the play and the ruling. No intent is stated or implied in the OP.