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Originally Posted by CecilOne
Even the "straddle" can be obstruction, anything that impedes the runner to any part of the base.
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Originally Posted by charliej47
I was doing a sectional game and the "home" F3 would straddle 1st base every time. I called OBS at least twice before her coach ever asked why.
I explained and his statement was " we've been doing this all season, why are you calling it now?"
All I said was "Coach I didn't do you other games so I don't know what you did."
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A "straddle" in a of itself is not obstruction, neither is "blocking the base without the ball." For obstruction to happen, the runner actually has to be hindered or impeded.