Question on 2006 Umpire Exam

[LittleLeagueBob]

Originally Posted by CoachJM

Therefore, under the OBR MLBUM interp quoted above, I would NOT have killed the play since the Obstructed runner was legitimately out, even with the Obstruction, and I would have left the ball live and allowed the 2nd out on the BR. Under OBR. Maybe Baseball Canada wants a different ruling.JM

Coach -

Thanks for the reply...given the OP I would have done the exact same thing, which is why I was confused when Bob J said the test answer was correct. I understand the need to kill the play if the obs runner was tagged out when I would have awarded home - but like you said, since he was out by a mile...I didn't understand why we should kill it...thanks again, Bob