Covering base with dirt

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

And where does the OP think he is going to find a rule to call obstruction for covering a base? Still trying to make up your own rules, Kleff?

Rule 2.00 OBSTRUCTION is the act of a fielder who, while not in possession of the ball and not in the act of fielding the ball, impedes the progress of any runner.

Did the fielders NOT impede the progress of the runner? I'm just sayin'...

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Rule 2.00 OBSTRUCTION is the act of a fielder who, while not in possession of the ball and not in the act of fielding the ball, impedes the progress of any runner.

Did the fielders NOT impede the progress of the runner? I'm just sayin'...

Not in my opinion! Remember, I am calling the runner safe.

[Cub42]

I don't understand how a runner would stop and not know where second base was?

[Mrumpiresir]

This post just blows me away. Bases should, by rule, be a minimum of three inches thick. So maybe the bag is only two inches thick as it may be on some of the fields we work. Like, wouldn't there be a mound of dirt where the bag was? I'd really like to see someone cover a bag with dirt so I couldn't tell where it was. Maybe look under that four inch mound of dirt on an otherwise fairly flat infield. Preposterous!