FED Obstruction

[fitump56]

Originally Posted by cookie

"MadCity asks:

"PB (Pete Booth),
If your runner tries for third and is thrown out by an eyelash, will you still call him out?'"

In my view, if the BR is obstructed as he rounded first and his run is continuous all the way to third, AND then he is out on a very close play at third, I would think that the OBS back at first prevented BR from achieving his triple safely. In my judgement, if the BR would have made it, I would nullify the out (probably not have called it) and call BR safe at third due OBS.

Anyone else think along these lines on Pete's play?

You bet and wait until the Old Guard comes a hwlin' on this one. That's why no one has answered you.

It takes cahoonas to take the stance that the DEF is st00pid and OBS, invho, is a major DEF gap and that a good official will go out of his way to award in favor of the OFF. I'm going to place that BR safe at third with no problemo, Senor.

What poor officials want to avoid is placing themselves in an at risk judgment that is a coach comes out and wants to know how you could award 3B if the BR had not made it a close play. That, my freind, is where the poor umps slink back and the good umps stand up.