what would you call?

Steven Tyler · #1 (**permalink**) Fri May 11, 2012, 09:40am

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Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Don't we have both? A "catcher's balk" and obstruction by the catcher?

If you have a balk the ball becomes immediately dead is the reason you can't have obstruction in FED. The play didn't happen. The batter doesn't go to first, all runners advance one base. Simple as that.

MD Longhorn · #2 (**permalink**) Fri May 11, 2012, 12:06pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

If you have a balk the ball becomes immediately dead is the reason you can't have obstruction in FED. The play didn't happen. The batter doesn't go to first, all runners advance one base. Simple as that.

Good point.

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