Obstruction Call

[UmpJM]

largeone59,

In reverse order of your questions:

1. No, this should not have been "no call". F6 Obstructed the runner and Obstruction is the correct call.

2. Under FED, an award of 3B (since the obstructed runner had already reached/passed 2B) is minimum and mandatory. Could award home in extreme cases.

3. Under OBR, it depends. This sounds like Type B obstruction in that no play was being made on the runner at the time he was obstructed. It depends on the umpire's judgement of what base the runner "would have" reached absent the obstruction. Possibilities are: leae him at 2B, award 3B, or, in the extreme case, award home. You'd kind of have to see it to make the proper judgement & it's possible that two different umpires might make different awards on an identical play.

JM