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It seems to me that if (in the umpire's judgement) the only way a fielder can get an out is after the fielder tripped (impeded) the runner; then it has to be obstruction. This assumes the trip was by a body part other than the hand with the ball, like the foot in this example.
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Officiating takes more than OJT.
It's not our jobs to invent rulings to fit our personal idea of what should and should not be.
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