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Old Fri Mar 07, 2003, 06:20pm
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Originally posted by ronald
I do not know about the rest of you but once the first baseman puts a leg down in front of the bag at ANY level (pickoff throw from catcher and does not have the ball), my arm comes up for the obstruction call and the defense is not getting an out. I've had it at third base too.
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Should we really give the signal before the contact occurs? Even with the fielder blocking, there is no obstruction if the runner reaches around or over and is safe without the obstructon penalty.
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