How would you rule this obstruction call?

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by MountieSB

... In my opinion, the reasoning for his judgment is wrong.

Mine, too.

Originally Posted by MountieSB

... It's an integrity issue. ...

I disagree; I see it is a simple case of an umpire making a mistake. It would only be an integrity issue if he KNEW the rules did not allow him to send the runner back to 2B and he did it anyway.

Originally Posted by MountieSB

I am an umpire. ... I didn't make this known to anyone but him at the time. I just want to get it right. I think we HAVE to have conversations if we want to be better as umpires. If you're not having conversations, you're not working very hard.

Were you his partner during this game? If so, did you discuss this with him during the game? If so, did he ask for your input? If the answers are yes, yes, and no, then you were wrong, too.