pointing at home?

jwwashburn · #1 (**permalink**) Mon Aug 06, 2012, 08:29pm

Not at home plate in the majors

jwwashburn · #2 (**permalink**) Mon Aug 06, 2012, 08:33pm

By the way, this plate umpire does something else that I cannot recall ever seeing in the bigs...He stares at his "clicker" after a batter.

MD Longhorn · #3 (**permalink**) Tue Aug 07, 2012, 08:31am

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwwashburn

Not at home plate in the majors

Not always true, and in fact this is possibly the answer here. You're right that in MLB, the obstruction rule at home plate is completely different than what we're used to. However, if the ball gets away as in this case, you CAN have obstruction on the catcher.

jwwashburn · #4 (**permalink**) Tue Aug 07, 2012, 11:06am

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Not always true, and in fact this is possibly the answer here. You're right that in MLB, the obstruction rule at home plate is completely different than what we're used to. However, if the ball gets away as in this case, you CAN have obstruction on the catcher.

I guess you're right. However, I have never seen or heard of that call happening in MLB

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