What a mess!

[gsf23]

Pete,

I think you do have to take into consideration the other runner when deciding on what to award the runner on obstruction.

If, like you said, you decide to protect the runner to third base, but while rounding third, R2 twists his ankle and can't continue on to home and goes back to the bag, and B1 has to stop at 2nd. Are you then going to send R2 home cause you thought B1 should have made it to third?

I think what the others are trying to say is that in awarding bases on obstruction, you have to wait and see how the play develops before deciding on an award.

As far as the calling of the situation, I think you did a good job and I would have probably let the run score also. The defense should know that if one runner passes another that they are out, shouldn't have been a play made on him regardless of where he is running.