Obstruction/Missed Base

Originally Posted by first2third

So, if I were a coach I should have my third baseman tackle the runner coming from 2b on a base hit. Make sure they don't touch third and then on appeal get the out? That just doesn't sound right.

Let me reword this for you...If I were a coach, I could just instruct my players to stand on the bases so noone could touch them, and we could appeal everyone who's under OBS "protection" and still get them out. What would you do then? By the way you all are stating, this would be legal.