ASA obstruction clarification needed

[mcrowder]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

I don't know. I had no problem reading or understanding the rule.

After all, this is simply a reference to part of the rule with which every umpire should already familiar. I don't see any reason for every paragraph to be so rule-specific as to cause more issues than necessary. If you don't think that is a valid point, try reading the NCAA rules for football.

Mike, the rule as written is riddled with grammatical problems (worse than the rest of the book), and is CERTAINLY unclear. ""If the obstructed runner is put out after passing the base which would have been reached had there been no obstruction OR advanced beyond the two bases where the obstruction occurred"

What noun is "advanced" referring to? Why an "OR". What does "Beyond the two bases where the obstruction occurred" mean? I know it means "beyond the two bases BETWEEN WHICH the obstruction occurred", but it doesn't say that. It's just a messy sentence, prone to being misread.