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Obstruction?

Rob KremerRob Kremer1,000+ posts
I did not see the play, but what I read about it seems a little odd to me. I am sure plenty of folks here saw the play:

Holliday getting picked off third base in the sixth inning of game 6. I read that Holliday slid head first back to the bag and his hands hit Beltre's foot that was in front of the bag.

Isn't that obstruction? Could a first baseman put his size 17's in front of the bag and tag the runner on a pick play?

Maybe the write up was inaccurate, but I wanted to check.

Anyone?
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M mrtarheel10+ posts
Had a JV HS game a few years ago where their first baseman set up with his foot and leg in front of the bag. Talked to the ump and he would not stop it. After our runner was called out, I tried to talk to the ump and the other coach telling them that they gave us NO choice but go back foot first. They would not listen...but after my next runner cheated the foot of the firstbaseman, it stopped.
Jimmy03Jimmy031,000+ posts
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Originally posted by mrtarheel:
Had a JV HS game a few years ago where their first baseman set up with his foot and leg in front of the bag. Talked to the ump and he would not stop it. After our runner was called out, I tried to talk to the ump and the other coach telling them that they gave us NO choice but go back foot first. They would not listen...but after my next runner cheated the foot of the firstbaseman, it stopped.


Read the rule...the umpire could have been right. The rule does not specifically prohibit placing the foot and/or leg in front of the bag.
D dash_riprock1,000+ posts
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Originally posted by Michael S. Taylor:
Now even with the newer rules, having the ball allows you to still block the base, in certain codes they still allow you to block if the ball takes you there.


On a pickoff throw, OBR is the only code that allows a fielder to block the base while in the act of fielding the ball. All other codes require possession of the ball.
Jimmy03Jimmy031,000+ posts
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Originally posted by dash_riprock:
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Originally posted by Michael S. Taylor:
Now even with the newer rules, having the ball allows you to still block the base, in certain codes they still allow you to block if the ball takes you there.


On a pickoff throw, OBR is the only code that allows a fielder to block the base while in the act of fielding the ball. All other codes require possession of the ball.


I believe FED's interpretation is blocking "access" to the bag, not blocking the bag. The difference is an asset in enforcement.
D dash_riprock1,000+ posts
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Originally posted by Jimmy03:


I believe FED's interpretation is blocking "access" to the bag, not blocking the bag. The difference is an asset in enforcement.


Actually, FED says "denying access" to the bag without the ball constitutes obstruction. To me, "blocked" means there is no access, hence OBS. And like you said, a foot in front of the bag does not necessarily mean the runner was obstructed. The umpire must determine if the runner had access to the base.

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