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Originally posted by AlabamaBlue
I think you did all you could. I would talk to my partner and let him/her know that if they have obstruction to go ahead and make the call and the award after the action is over, not to wait for the coach.
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Mostly agree, but the partner should go to the umpire making the original call before making the award. One should never overrule the other and there might be a factor not seen by the partner.
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Originally posted by DownTownTonyBrown
obstruction where? past 2nd? then should the runner be put on 3rd?
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The 2nd or 3rd question depends on which way the runner was going at the time of the collision. The original post sounded like it happened going back to 2nd, so 2nd it is. If it happened going toward 3rd, then it's 3rd if the umpire judged the runner would have reached 3rd without the obstruction. But if it happened going toward 3rd and the umpire judged that the runner would not have reached 3rd anyway, then it's 2nd (because the runner can not be put out in between the bases where the obstruction occurred).