Thread: Obstruction??
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Old Sun Mar 20, 2011, 08:37am
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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Originally Posted by MikeStrybel View Post
I've got obstruction in Fed ball for both of those plays. Timely action has no bearing. Impeding a runner when you do not have the ball is the issue.

This really is that easy. No ball, don't be in the baseline for Fed baseball.
A runner isn't impeded until, well, the runner is impeded. The farther the runner is from the base, the less likely he is to be impeded by a fielder blocking the base. The likelihood approaces zero if the runner is 45' from the base.
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