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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn
The contact occurred after the ball had been missed - there's no longer any "about-to-receive"ness to worry about at that point... now we just have a catcher who is in the basepath without the ball and not receiving a throw. Easy obstuction and good call (not that it was necessary, he scored anyway).
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Wouldn't the obstruction acknowledgement be the proper mechanic but maybe the award pointing was not needed?