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Originally posted by VaASAump
Greymule,
Mike is correct. On catcher's obstruction, manager always has the option of taking the result of the play or the penalty for catcher's obstruction.
So, in your example, if manager elects result of play, run counts and batter has a strike called on her. If manager elects the penalty, then runner is returned to 3B (unless they were forced to advance) and the batter is awarded 1B. Right Mike? 
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It sounds ridiculous to some, but maybe the manager wants to give his HR hitter another shot. Or maybe the advance of a particular runner was more important than the strike.
And besides, you just never know what those coaches may do.