Obstruction or not?

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

You don't point and say "That's Obstruction?"

Sure, but that's not an "obstruction signal" per se, as FED has. That's what most umpires who work multiple codes think of when someone says "obstruction signal," and OBR doesn't use it.

I suppose you could say that the fist is not an obstruction signal either, that it's a delayed dead ball signal. In that case, I'll just shrug and plead ignorance of what he meant when he was looking for an "obstruction signal."

[asdf]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Sure, but that's not an "obstruction signal" per se, as FED has. That's what most umpires who work multiple codes think of when someone says "obstruction signal," and OBR doesn't use it.

I suppose you could say that the fist is not an obstruction signal either, that it's a delayed dead ball signal. In that case, I'll just shrug and plead ignorance of what he meant when he was looking for an "obstruction signal."

So, why else would he be pointing?

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by asdf

So, why else would he be pointing?

Maybe to say, "You funny looking!"

[umpjim]

In this case, the proper signal for obstruction of the BR before he reaches 1B would be the time signal. Then maybe do some pointing for effect.