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Sat Jul 17, 2004, 03:56pm
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Cal Ripken State Tourny, OBR. No outs, R1. BR hits a soft grounder between F5 and F6. F5 fields the ball and throws to F4 at 2B for the easy force. But the throw is terrible, on the 1B side of the bag. F4 in trying to stretch for the throw falls on the ground, off of 2B but catches the ball. As F4 tries to reach around for the base or tag his legs come up and trips R1 about a foot short of the base. F4 then applies the tag on R1. I called OBS, runner safe, because it appeared to me that F4's trip of R1 was deliberate. But now I wonder, in a similiar situation without the deliberate action would that be OBS or just a train wreck?
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Sat Jul 17, 2004, 05:25pm
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if hes got the ball hes supposed to be trying to keep the guy from the base so I don't think you have OBS here (unless of course it seems intentional like in your case). OBS on a player with the ball seems an unlikely call in any situation.
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Sat Jul 17, 2004, 11:54pm
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Sun Jul 18, 2004, 09:09pm
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A player with the ball CANNOT be guilty of obstruction, by definition:
From 2.00, in part: OBSTRUCTION is the act of a fielder who, while not in possession of the ball and not in the act of fielding the ball, impedes the progress of any runner He can however, be guilty of unsportsmanlike conduct. If this was deliberate, award the runner 2B and send F4 home for the day.
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