Obstruction

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by chapmaja

Based on the wording of the OP, I would be awarding home? Why? If she was out on a bang bang play, she likely would have scored had she not be obstructed prior to 3b.

If she is thrown out by 10 feet, she's out as she already passed the base she would be protected to in my judgment.

And therein lies the problem. If you were only protecting her to 3B, then that is to where you protect her. Once she reaches that point, the OBS is dropped and play continues as normal.

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

And therein lies the problem. If you were only protecting her to 3B, then that is to where you protect her. Once she reaches that point, the OBS is dropped and play continues as normal.

Isn't this a situation where the runner getting obstructed as she is "just shy of 3B" as the OP states grounds for considering the OBS happening between third and home? After all, if she was trying to round third to go home, the OBS prevented that.

And if that was the case, she cannot be put out at home. She would be returned to third if she's tagged out at home by a good margin.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by Manny A

Isn't this a situation where the runner getting obstructed as she is "just shy of 3B" as the OP states grounds for considering the OBS happening between third and home? After all, if she was trying to round third to go home, the OBS prevented that.

And if that was the case, she cannot be put out at home. She would be returned to third if she's tagged out at home by a good margin.

If she was, indeed, obstructed while rounding, I can see protecting her between 3B and home. Otherwise, "just shy" is still between 2B and 3B.

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by Dakota

If she was, indeed, obstructed while rounding, I can see protecting her between 3B and home. Otherwise, "just shy" is still between 2B and 3B.

Yep.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Manny A

Isn't this a situation where the runner getting obstructed as she is "just shy of 3B" as the OP states grounds for considering the OBS happening between third and home? After all, if she was trying to round third to go home, the OBS prevented that.

And if that was the case, she cannot be put out at home. She would be returned to third if she's tagged out at home by a good margin.

A fair point if she was actually rounding.