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Originally posted by SamNVa
COne,
"It is not obstruction until it is obstruction."
By that, I mean that fielders can stand anywhere they want to, they are not quilty of obstruction until they actually impede the progress of the runner.
SamC
The statement above is true.
So in your example, if F6 moves out of the way before the runner gets to her, there is no obstruction.
The statement above is conditional. There is no obstruction only when the runner proceeds in the same manner had F6 not been there. If that runner sees F6 and breaks stride, stops or obviously adjusts their route, obstruction would be the proper call.
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