2 violations on one play.

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Originally Posted by mbyron

Think of it this way: imagine that BR was obstructed and missed 1B, and we're going to protect him to 2B. Are you going to say, "well, he wouldn't have missed first base except for the OBS, so I'm going to deny the appeal." That would be wrong, and it would be wrong because all runners must still run the bases correctly even if they're obstructed.

This came up at the Jim Evans Liberty Classic clinic last Nov. The runner was obstructed rounding 3rd, causing him to miss the base. The runner was awarded home but never touched 3rd. I asked if the runner would be out on appeal, since the base award does not relieve the runner of other baserunning obligations. Jim's ruling: deny the appeal - the OBS caused the miss of the base.