Obstruction on a Steal

[MD Longhorn]

Depends ... no one has mentioned whether F6 caught the ball or not.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Depends ... no one has mentioned whether F6 caught the ball or not.

Well, Spence's "F6 gets up to go after the ball " certainly implies an answer to that.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Well, Spence's "F6 gets up to go after the ball " certainly implies an answer to that.

Sure... it would .... if the OP said that... which it doesn't. The part where he added something to the play does. Which is what you were responding to. It is not what I was responding to.

Obstruction on a Steal
Wasn't there so I can only go by the play as it was described.

R1 steals 2nd base. The throw from F2 causes F6 to leap for the ball. Sliding runner makes contact with F6 who then goes to the ground and lands on R1. Obstruction was called.

What would you have to see in this scenario in order to call obstruction? I'm guessing (key word) that simply making contact is not enough in this scenario.

Thanks.

[MikeStrybel]

The NCAA video section has this play for all to see. The throw goes high and by the shortstop. He comes down on the runner and obstruction is called due to impeding. A while back, the series showed a runner leading off first and the ball thrown wide. The first baseman ends up lying on top of the runner as the ball gets away. Again, obstruction was the correct call made.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Sure... it would .... if the OP said that... which it doesn't. The part where he added something to the play does. Which is what you were responding to. It is not what I was responding to.

Dontcha love moving target posts?