Not another obstruction thread

[Dholloway1962]

Originally Posted by SC Ump

... If the BR hesitated when R1 and F6 collided and thus did not make it to 3B because of that collision, I'm thinking that the incident thus obstructed BR, too, and the proper award would be for BR to be at 3B, even though she "chose" to not advance because of the obstruction, i.e. she was not physically obstructed.Thoughts?

How was BR obstructed...she wasn't? No one obstructed her, she stopped or hesitated at her own risk. You just have to go with what she made on her own, leave her at 2B. Or at least that's my opinion.

EDITED: After a 2nd thought on this, aren't the "other runners" only given the bases the umpire thought they would have made, if the obstructed runner is called out? In this case the obstructed runner (R1) was never called out therefore isn't the BR a moot point as far as any award?