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Old Fri Apr 01, 2016, 10:21am
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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA View Post
Then there is the case of a runner leaving 2b on a shallow fly ball to CF who runs into F5 and is knocked down moving away from 2b as s/he was beiing doubled off via a live ball appeal. If F5 recovered and started back to 2b, was s/he obstructed by F5 or actually aided?

I don't believe anyone is claiming the rules shouldn't be enforced as written, but as CecilOne points out, was the player actually impeded, hindered or whatever?
Oh sure, answer a question with a question.
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