Young umpires, dealing with obstruction

[bobbrix]

certainly, this is a difficult call for beginners and veterans alike

just look at the number of posts describing plays involving hits to SS with a runner going from 2B to 3B

i think the 'training' and the timing of that training was very appropriate, and the resulting call as well

even though it's my 1st year umping, i've reminded a couple of younger umpires of the rules mid-game and they changed their calls because of it ... these were games where i was a spectator but the umpires knew me ... again, through good timing and evaluation of the tempers of the people around, no one complained because, in the end, the call was right

(interestingly enough, i'm at least twice as old as most of our umpires, so they all think i'm a never-wrong veteran !!)