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[Steve M]

MJ,
That used to be the rule in all of Fed. I think Fed changed maybe 4 years ago to match the rest of the softball world.
I have some mixed feelings on that. For the most part, obstruction is a "crime" with no real penalty - just remove the effect of the obstruction. The defense seems to come out ahead or at least even when they obstruct.
On the other hand, I saw soooooooooooooo many folks who just would not call obstruction when there was an advance base awarded.