OBS at 1st

[NCASAUmp]

If I were the BU, the way I would want a coach to handle it with decency would go like this... Coach asks for time, and calmly approaches me. "Blue, I believe I saw the first baseman's leg in the basepath. Did you see that as well?"

If no, "Could you ask your partner if s/he saw it, too?"

If yes, "Then how can that not be obstruction if first didn't have the ball?"

In most cases where it's suggested to me (politely) that there was another component to the play that I may have missed, I'm much more willing to talk it over with my partner and try to get the call correct. Remember: we're human, too (even though some umps look like RoboUmp when they put all their gear on).