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Originally posted by Bfair
First, to answer your questions, the print I obtained was from the former SBUA (currently TASO) provided with their clinician training at the 1998 State Meeting. I believe the person providing the info wss Kyle McNeely whom I suspect you know (but perhaps not). Under "General Principles" is category titled "Advantage-Disadvantage" with substatement (not taken out of context) "No benefit of doubt to erring team".
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Of course, I know Kyle very well. Remember, I was the
first SBUA state clinician.
To your point: I certainly agree that the benefit of the doubt does not ever go to a team that broke the rules. But that's not what I understood you to say. I said: When you are trying to decide whether a fielder is obstructing the base path or not, give the benefit of the doubt to the fielder.
That ain't the same thing you quoted Kyle as saying.
Remember, the base path belongs to the fielder, not the runner. I stand by my statement. "Looking for obstruction" is an amateur's way of viewing baseball.
I'm bowing out of this thread now because I've made my points clear, especially since Jim Porter has explained his view of the pickoff "obstruction," which I heartily endorse.