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Originally Posted by aceholleran
Two burning questions:
a) Shouldn't Demuth have called "time" as soon as the tag was applied, then given the award?
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From what I saw in the video, the Joyce followed the overthrow then turned his head to see the obstruction. At the time, there was no play being made on the runner. It appears that both Joyce and Demuth were going with Type B obstruction.
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Originally Posted by aceholleran
b) what if Craig stays at third? Any award?
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If you mean, the runner, after being obstructed, gave up and returned to 3rd? He is awarded Home due to the obstruction. He was attempting to advance and was obstructed by Middlebrooks who didn't have the ball. It doesn't matter if the runner continues or retreats, he will be awarded the next base at a minimum.