2013 World Series Thread

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by jicecone

If the runner never attempts to go home, then you can't assume he would have made it there safely or not.

I have stopped scheduling umpires who kept saying this. At the moment of obstruction, you determine the award. In some codes, post-obstruction evidence can be used ... but you NEVER EVER require a runner to attempt to reach an awarded base. The base award here was home, regardless of whether he tried to score or not. (If you don't rule this way, then tackling this runner and laying on top of him would prevent the score every time.).