NFHS Lodged ball - casebook plays

[Carl Childress]

Originally posted by GarthB

Some that seem purely gratuitious would include ... obstruction. In my opinon, there would seem to be no justification for the differences in those areas.

For 2004, the NCAA (gratuitously?) adopted the major element of the FED obstruction rule. They left OBR Obstruction Type (a) and Type (b) in the dirt, which is where Jim Evans would leave them.

The OBR, everyone knows, is the worst written of the three major books. And it will ALWAYS be out-of-step - and poorly written - because they never make changes. Player's union, you know.

Note: On obstruction: The two amateur books are not exactly the same, but they are essentially the same. The only difference remaining is that the NCAA umpire doesn't have to award an obstructed runner a base if the defense wasn't playing on him.