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Old Thu Apr 04, 2019, 08:48am
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The purpose of the "Delayed dead ball" is to allow other scenarios to play. In a dead-ball scenario, all play is stopped and the umpire enforces whatever rule is needed with returning runners to a base or awarding bases.

In a delay ball for obstruction, the defense may continue play and record outs on runners that have not been affected by the obstruction (in your case, the BR). The BR can be thrown out at second as in your OP.

If the throw was to third base and R1 was out, the umpire would then invoke the obstruction and call the runner safe after the play has ended.
Then why is there the distinction in other rule codes (NCAA, OBR) between Type A/Type 1 obstruction (obstruction against a runner being played on), which results in an immediate dead ball and mandatory award of the next base, and Type B/Type 2 obstruction (obstruction against a runner NOT played on), which results in a delayed dead ball?

It would hardly be fair to keep play going if there was obstruction against a lone batter-runner who is being played on, or a runner whom the defense is attempting to put out. Having Type A and Type B obstruction, IMHO, ensures that the defense cannot legally gain an out on one runner after illegally putting out another runner. What do you think? Should NFHS have Type A and Type B obstruction, instead of enforcing all obstruction plays the same way? Many NFHS umpires also work college games or recreational games played under pro rules (OBR), so they should be familiar with the difference between Type A and Type B obstruction.

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