OBS effect

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Originally Posted by BretMan

What stopped the runner's advance? The ball becoming dead.

Why did the ball become dead? Because an obstructed runner was tagged out.

Is the ball dead when a non-obstructed runner is tagged out? No.

Were it not for the obstruction, the lead runner would have been able to freely advance to home. That is why I think the lead runner was affected by the obstruction.

And you don't know that. For as much as you know, if the ball wasn't dead, the defense could have retired the lead runner. But you don't know because the ball is dead.

Don't get me wrong, I have no problem scoring the runner if they were more than halfway home. That was always the rule of thumb interpretation in the past, but not just at home, but every base.

I just have a problem stretching rules because once you start, it can easily get out of control.