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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
1. IMO, it was a DMR in a one-run game.
2. I agree, it appeared the runner got the base prior to the tag.
3. While it looked like it was OBS, I did not see anything the slowed or impeded the runner until the ball got there. Remember, in NCAA, ATR is still part of the rule.
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Quick internet search turned up
this.
Mike, I agree with your rule knowledge, but I will disagree with your judgement. I've got obstruction in all rule codes and all levels of play that I work.
ATR, as you were classically trained, is defined when the ball is closer to the fielder than the runner. The runner was hindered (i.e. the contact in this specific case) prior to the ball arriving. So tell me how the ball can be between the runner and fielder to satisfy ATR but the runner makes contact with the fielder prior to catching the ball?
I typed my response before reading the twitter post and saw
this. The ball is still "behind" the runner, and this does not satisfy ATR (nor obstruction, I don't consider the runner slider as being hindered). If only we got the next two frames.