HS game situation last night

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by Ed Maeder

Why would you vocalize that the ball was out if it wasn't your call and you had not been asked for help yet by your partner. Doesn't sound like a very good way of communicating what you may have seen.

This might need a separate topic.

[tcblue13]

I understand everything so far but what was F2 doing to warrant an OBS call. Why even raise your wing?

[Steve M]

Originally Posted by tcblue13

I understand everything so far but what was F2 doing to warrant an OBS call. Why even raise your wing?

TC,
Go back and read Andy's sequence. F2 did not have the ball in her possession when the slide & contact was made - if I'm reading this correctly. That is obstruction and good umps will call that every time.

[tcblue13]

Originally Posted by Steve M

TC,
Go back and read Andy's sequence. F2 did not have the ball in her possession when the slide & contact was made - if I'm reading this correctly. That is obstruction and good umps will call that every time.

If F2 is blocking the plate (w/out the ball) and/or has caused R1 to alter her approach to the plate, I can see and would call OBS. The OP did not make that clear. Just because there is contact does not necessarily mean that there is OBS

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by tcblue13

If F2 is blocking the plate (w/out the ball) and/or has caused R1 to alter her approach to the plate, I can see and would call OBS. The OP did not make that clear. Just because there is contact does not necessarily mean that there is OBS

Unless it was intentional contact by the runner, and the fielder doesn't have the ball, I don't see anything, but OBS.