Obstruction ruling

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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Cannot say. Only you know the answer to the question. To what base did you initially protect the runner?

As an observer, if I saw the DDB signal still AFTER the runner passes 2B, it would probably be a valid assumption that the runner was protected to, at least, 3B.

Correct. The mechanic used to be to hold the DDB signal until the runner was no longer protected. The coach, seeing this, probably assumed you were continuing to protect the runner to 3B.

Now, the mechanic is to simply hold the DDB signal long enough that someone should have seen it, as well as to verbalize "obstruction."

And as Mike said, it's your call. If you think the runner would have made it to 3B had there been no obstruction, give them 3B.