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Old Thu Mar 20, 2008, 12:07am
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Old Thu Mar 20, 2008, 12:13am
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an db out overruling likely obs...
Not enough blood or broken bones for an ejection..
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Old Thu Mar 20, 2008, 12:47am
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The umpire could use a pair of pants that fit.
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Old Thu Mar 20, 2008, 12:54am
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Hard to tell from the pics but there could have been obstruction. The picture doesn't show if the runner altered her stride coming to the plate. F2 was clearly blocking the plate as she was about to receive the ball. Also hard to tell if there was a tag by F2 and whether or not the runner touched the plate.

Great angle showing the PU without a hat.
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Old Thu Mar 20, 2008, 03:48am
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Probably obstruction, but that's likely to be superceded by the runner staying on her feet and not avoiding the collision.
And PU who doesn't win anything from the fashion police.
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Old Thu Mar 20, 2008, 07:03am
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... the runner staying on her feet and not avoiding the collision.
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nothing wrong with that if no malicious contact occurs (in umps judgement)
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Old Thu Mar 20, 2008, 08:00am
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nothing wrong with that if no malicious contact occurs (in umps judgement)
besides crash interference.. there is nothing wrong with it if no malicious contact...
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Old Thu Mar 20, 2008, 08:29am
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Looks to me that F2 had the ball, so no OBS, she can block the plate. Doesn't look like a collision. Looks like the runner avoided it.
IMHO just an out.
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Old Thu Mar 20, 2008, 08:51am
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Looks to me that F2 had the ball, so no OBS, she can block the plate. Doesn't look like a collision. Looks like the runner avoided it.
IMHO just an out.
bigsig, Look at frame 1. What is the big yellow thing just arriving to F2?
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Old Thu Mar 20, 2008, 08:55am
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I want the see the other guy's photos.

(A) "picture doesn't show if the runner altered her stride ". If she did, clearly OBS.
(B) "hard to tell if there was a tag by F2 ". If so, and not (A), out.
(C) If safe, appeal for missing plate.

(D) Ump needs cap, shirt, shorter pants, shoe polish, better position.
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Old Thu Mar 20, 2008, 09:09am
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He does have a hat- I'll give him that. Unfortunately, it's not on his head. You can see it stuck in the harness of his mask.
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Old Thu Mar 20, 2008, 09:23am
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bigsig, Look at frame 1. What is the big yellow thing just arriving to F2?
Thanks! I didn't see it. "Hey Blue, wake up you're missing a great game!".

But in all 4 photos I don't see the runner alter or react so I would not rule OBS.
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Old Thu Mar 20, 2008, 09:33am
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I want the see the other guy's photos.

(A) "picture doesn't show if the runner altered her stride ". If she did, clearly OBS.
(B) "hard to tell if there was a tag by F2 ". If so, and not (A), out.
(C) If safe, appeal for missing plate.

(D) Ump needs cap, shirt, shorter pants, shoe polish, better position.
I'll give him a break on the shoe polish. Might be a pretty dusty field. Also I had my hat get stuck last week. First time in a long time it happened . SO he gets a minor break from me on the hat...
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Old Thu Mar 20, 2008, 10:13am
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I agree that this is likely nothing as it would appear the the runner did not show anything that would indicate that she was hindered or impended until F2 had possession of the ball and applied the possible tag.

The only time I would be OBS would be if the runner, slowed down because F2 was blocking the plate and such change in speed cannot be determined from the photographs.
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Old Thu Mar 20, 2008, 11:11am
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...Ump needs cap, shirt, shorter pants, shoe polish,...
At least he's not wearing shorts...
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