Quote:
Originally Posted by tibear
a) We're in Canada so we only use OBR.
b) Ball went right through F5 however, he didn't touch it.
c) F6 did have a play on the ball but was on the ground when the ball went by him.
There is obviously either obstruction or interference.....the question is which?
|
Was F6 the "protected fielder" at the time of the contact? If so, it's int. If not, it's OBS.
In this instance, as I read the play, F5 was initially the protected fielder. If the contact occurred before the ball went through F5, then it was OBS.
Once the ball went through F5, F6 *could have become* the protected fielder *IF* you judged that he had a play -- that is, could have fielded the ball and then had a reasonable attempt at a put-out (if the latter isn't true, then he was jsut "chasing a loose ball.")