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Originally posted by Dakota
LOL!

Yo, Mike...



However, both of the situations I asked about were UNintentional.

If it is permissible to rule the runner safe when a fielder with the ball pushes the runner off the base for the tag, why is it not permissible to rule the runner safe when a fielder with the ball trips the runner to make the tag?

If a fielder with the ball can never be guilty of obstruction, no matter what, then it is no matter what, isn't it? Aren't you left with either USC or OUT?

Understand, I don't disagree with the call on pushing off the base. I'm just wondering why you can apply that reasoning to the push situation but not the tripping situation.

Don't remember noting it differently. Once again, though, a lot of this comes down to judgment.

The "obstruction", or lack of, call is base solely on the wording of the rule. It's not up to me to arbitrarily change or adjust it to suite a situation.