Question on obstruction

[debeau]

For your info Dakota .
I am not trying to sound superior .
Nzs handling of obs does promote aggressive base running .
It puzzles me how it gives the advantage to the defense .
It protects the runner as per the rule book and probably even more so than your interpretation .
I joined this forum as part of a world wide fraternity of Umpires not to be belittled by the likes of you .
While mccrowder thinks as you I feel his explanations etc are informative and are not personal attacks as yours are .
I feel this forum is interesting and informative and I have learnt a lot . My views are my views and I do not try and push them onto any one else .
For your information I umpire at an elite mens level.
That is just below international mens level .
I have umpired several internationals on bases and plated internationals involving the mens world champions .
I feel I have a fairly good pedigree to offer comment and suggestions .