Now, for some actual baseball

DG · #1 (**permalink**) Thu Jun 21, 2012, 11:13pm

Looks to me like the runner was watching the catcher, not the ball, and flung himself 90 degrees sideways at the catcher after he released the ball, no doubt in attempt to draw an OBS call, and it worked. Seems very clear IMHO, not close at all.

dash_riprock · #2 (**permalink**) Fri Jun 22, 2012, 05:26am

The runner was clearly trying to draw an OBS call. Whether or not he was obstructed is not so clear.

mbyron · #3 (**permalink**) Fri Jun 22, 2012, 07:33am

Quote:

Originally Posted by dash_riprock

The runner was clearly trying to draw an OBS call. Whether or not he was obstructed is not so clear.

Just so. And the umpires were required to rule only on the latter issue; many folks here seem to think that the former issue determines the latter.

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