Had this tonight

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by chapmaja

...He said he waited until she touched the plate to call it a dead ball because he wanted to make sure she was given a chance to touch home plate, thus avoiding an appeal for missing the plate after she was awarded home plate...

Others have answered wrt the call itself. I'm commenting on the motivation of your partner.

This reads like he manipulated the timing of his call to avoid having to deal with a missed base appeal.

Or, worse, didn't think the runner would know she has to touch home if obstruction is called before she touches.

Hopefully, I'm misreading what you meant.