Do you call OBS everytime?

[Big Slick]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

Even the "straddle" can be obstruction, anything that impedes the runner to any part of the base.

Originally Posted by charliej47

I was doing a sectional game and the "home" F3 would straddle 1st base every time. I called OBS at least twice before her coach ever asked why.

I explained and his statement was " we've been doing this all season, why are you calling it now?"

All I said was "Coach I didn't do you other games so I don't know what you did."

A "straddle" in a of itself is not obstruction, neither is "blocking the base without the ball." For obstruction to happen, the runner actually has to be hindered or impeded.