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I have no problem or disagreement with any of the rule or penalty. I question calling/signalling obstruction because a fielder does something that might obstruct, before seeing if the runner is actually obstructed. If you agree with not calling obstruction in my "extreme example" (Mar 12th, 2003 12:17 PM); then why call it because a fielder puts a leg down at a base before seeing whether that actually impedes the runner. OK, a picky point, but ...
What if on a pickoff at 1st, the runner sees your signal, takes off for 2nd assuming protection and gets tagged out. Can you then award 1st base if you judge the runner would not have made it back to 1st anyway or that the fielder had moved in time to avoid the obstruction?
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