obs

[Gmoore]

2-36
Obstruction is the act of the defensive team member that hinders or impedes a
batter's attempt to make contact with a pitched ball or that impedes the progress of a runner or batter-runner who is legally running bases, unless the fielder is in possession of the ball or is making the initial play on

unless the fielder is in possession of the ball-- this fielder is not in possession of the ball and is in the runners path hindering her path to the base......

casebook:

8.4.3 SITUATION D: F2, without the ball is blocking home plate. R1 pushes F2,
but not flagrantly, out of the base path and touches home plate. RULING: The
umpire would call obstruction and signal a delayed dead ball. Since the runner
reached home safely there would be no award given. (2-36)

above case book is at home but I would think it stands for any base ?????

[Gmoore]

here is the last picture

[Gmoore]

NFHS slide from earlier years...............

If the fielder’s location limits the
runner’s access to the base or path
AND the fielder does NOT yet have
the ball – OBSTRUCTION

[RKBUmp]

The defensive player just being there is not necessarily obstruction, you also have to have a physical impedement of the runner. In the initial set of photos you posted there is nothing to indicate the runner slowed or altered their path to the base. In the last photo it does appear the ball is about to come out of the glove. If it did come out and the runner had not yet reached the base, then you have obstruction.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by RKBUmp

The defensive player just being there is not necessarily obstruction, you also have to have a physical impedement of the runner. In the initial set of photos you posted there is nothing to indicate the runner slowed or altered their path to the base. In the last photo it does appear the ball is about to come out of the glove. If it did come out and the runner had not yet reached the base, then you have obstruction.

There does NOT have to be physical contact to cause Obstruction.

MTD, Sr.

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

There does NOT have to be physical contact to cause Obstruction.

MTD, Sr.

Of course not. Impediment is not a synonym for contact.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

Of course not. Impediment is not a synonym for contact.

What I was trying to convey the fact that physical contact is not required for obstruction to occur while the poster I was quoting was saying that physical contact has to occur for there to be obstruction. I guess I could have worded my thoughts better.

MTD, Sr.

[RKBUmp]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

There does NOT have to be physical contact to cause Obstruction.

MTD, Sr.

Where did I say anything about there having to be contact? Physically impeded does not mean contact.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

There does NOT have to be physical contact to cause Obstruction.

MTD, Sr.

No one has indicated there does

[MD Longhorn]

Admitting that the angle sucks... I believe I have OBS because the runner slid way way too early - and that slide was her altering her path because the fielder was between her and the base without possession of the ball.

That said, if the slide was not early (in the umpire's judgement), this is not OBS until the 4th picture where she was CLEARLY impeded before the fielder had possession of the ball.

And THAT said ... all of the questions and the posting of the first 3 pictures alone clearly tell me the OP is looking at the wrong thing when judging obstruction.