What's the penalty for.....

[NIump50]

Originally Posted by RPatrino

How does the FED obstruction penalty influence how you call obstruction?

In my opinion, the OBR method of allowing us to make a "judgment" call on whether to award bases, and the number of bases to award is much more fair then the FED penalty.

For example, during a JV game, BR collided with F3 who was standing on top of first base, and in his own words, "just minding my own business". I instinctively called "that's obstruction". After the play I awarded BR second base. If the game was played under OBR, he would have stayed at 1b.

My opinion is that we should call obstruction every time a fielder is in the way of a runner. The defense needs to learn to pay attention and stay out of the runner's way. If we don't call obstruction when we see it, the defense gains a great advantage.

I don't agree with the FED's penalty for obstruction.

Bob P.

Fed allows us to make a judgement as to where the runners would have made it had their been no obstruction and award accordingly, minimum of one base.
What part don't you like?

[UmpJM]

Originally Posted by NIump50

Fed allows us to make a judgement as to where the runners would have made it had their been no obstruction and award accordingly, minimum of one base.
What part don't you like?

NIump50,

If I'm reading him right, Bob P.'s objection is that the FED rule mandates a one base minimum award, even if the obstructed runner would NOT have obtained an advance base absent the obstruction.

JM

[Rich]

Originally Posted by CoachJM

NIump50,

If I'm reading him right, Bob P.'s objection is that the FED rule mandates a one base minimum award, even if the obstructed runner would NOT have obtained an advance base absent the obstruction.

JM

Personally, I like the minimum one base award. It's sufficient a penalty that perhaps the defense will think twice about committing obstruction again.

I don't lose a lot of sleep over FED rules -- they are what they are and I just go out and play umpire.

[LMan]

Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser

I don't lose a lot of sleep over FED rules -- they are what they are and I just go out and play umpire.

Preach on, brutha Rich!