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Originally Posted by greg99
Thanks for the rule on the resin bag. I have another question now.
On OBS.
Is the runner only protected between the bases the OBS occured?
R1 is on first.
Batter hits ball to F7
F4 OBS her on the way to 2nd.
R1 still makes it to 2nd but the throw from F7 is bad.
R1 heads to 3rd but is taged out.
Whats the ruling?
Is this enough information?
Thanks
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Most likely, this out is going to stand. That is because a judgment is made at the moment the OBS occurs where the runner would have reached had there been no obstruction. Subsequent playing action has no bearing to which base the umpire is protecting the runner. On a base hit to LF, R1 is only going to reach 2B, so that's as far as she is protected. Any further advance is at her own risk.
Let's change your play a little bit. Say the hit is to F9. It is quite plausible that R1, in the official's judgment, would have made it to 3B had their been no obstruction. In that case, she would be protected to 3B.