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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn
That's fine, and you likely did not have OBS here. Just don't get in the habit of using the baseline to mean anything at all. It's irrelevant. The path of the runner is the ONLY thing that matters. You could have a defender inside the baseline guilty of obstruction - you could also have a defender over the baseline not guilty of obstruction.
The only thing you're looking for is if the fielder is in the path of the runner without the ball - and then if that runner altered their path (slowed, tried to go around the fielder, or contacted the fielder) because of that fielder before they had the ball.
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Appreciate the tips. I'm midway through my second year of blueing. Had a blast playing, but realised my knees aren't what they used to be, and because there's so few really outstanding umps in GB, if I work as many as I can I figure I'll get to ESF and ISF in the next few years.