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Old Fri Jun 01, 2012, 01:17pm
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...Does intent of the runner...matter?...
No.
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...Does ...likelihood of success matter?...
Yes. The umpire will judge the base the runner would have achieved without the obstruction and award that base, regardless of whether the runner tried for it or not.
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...Is it an automatic one-base minimum award in FED ?...
No. See above.
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