Thread: Obstruction
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Old Tue May 14, 2013, 10:07am
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Originally Posted by CT1 View Post
Our duty as umpire is to nullify the act of obstruction. We can't always do that as soon as the OBS occurs.

PLAY: R2 is obstructed by F6 between 2nd and 3rd on a base hit by B2. He is then thrown out at the plate:
(a) by 10 feet
(b) on a close play

We can't know at the moment of obstruction what our award will be -- 3rd or home.
This is incorrect. Baseball does teach that we should use post-obstruction evidence in determining an award. Softball does not.
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