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Sun Mar 20, 2011, 09:26pm

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Originally Posted by KJUmp

Yes, re-reading it I see what you mean. What I'm failing to grasp is the rationale in R2 being awarded home.

Any bases awarded are left completely up to the judgment of the umpire whenever we have obstruction. In this scenario, in the hypothetical umpire's judgment, a base hit to the outfield would have gotten R2 home had there been no obstruction.

What concerns me about this ruling is that if R1 is not tagged out, R2 remains out.

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