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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn (Post 917216)

Honestly, I think dead ball or time work perfectly well here. Given that we have a third out - nothing really needs to be said to kill the ball - so I likely go with "Time!"; but either declaration alerts those that need to know that we have something further to inform them of.

Just that the players are more used to "dead ball" during active play, so that they stop, even if the OBS runner is headed home.

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Originally Posted by Linknblue (Post 917121)

Given the assumptions that were pointed out........would the mechanics be:

Give delayed dead ball signal and say "obstruction". Watch play at 2nd base and call out. Now call "dead ball" and explain that run scores even though out was made before runner crossed the plate?

DDB signal; if verbal it is very quiet; "Out" @ 2B; Time; Announce the OBS, award OBS runner home and announce that the run scores.

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I'm having a little difficulty in an obstruction call away from a play and the mechanics involved. Let's say the runner went back to 3rd. Would you then award them home because in your judgment that's where you think they'd have been even though they went back to 3rd?

You ALWAYS award the runner the base you believe they would have made had the OBS not occurred.

I checked ASA site and the 2014 Umpire Exam isn't there yet. Isn't it usually up by the first week in January?