- May 20, 2015
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USA ruleset I will assume, as all blue were wearing USA gear
runner with a lead off 1st.....catcher throws down
1B catches ball, with back to bag, ahead of line, awkwardly turns to right, bumps runner (with ball in glove, mind you), fails to make tag as a result
umpire calls obstruction and AWARDS THE RUNNER 2B
I don't even want to get into the validity of the obstruction call (it wasn't), but the runner never made an attempt to advance to 2B, before the throwdown or after - I'm not missing anything here, and this was simply an umpire not knowing the rule/making up his own rules, yes?
we were out of state......he clearly knew the other team well, and when our coach came out to question it, the home plate umpire waved him off, which was also odd
wild pitch 2 pitches late kind of made it a moot point, but it is still driving me crazy
im not missing anything here, correct?
runner with a lead off 1st.....catcher throws down
1B catches ball, with back to bag, ahead of line, awkwardly turns to right, bumps runner (with ball in glove, mind you), fails to make tag as a result
umpire calls obstruction and AWARDS THE RUNNER 2B
I don't even want to get into the validity of the obstruction call (it wasn't), but the runner never made an attempt to advance to 2B, before the throwdown or after - I'm not missing anything here, and this was simply an umpire not knowing the rule/making up his own rules, yes?
we were out of state......he clearly knew the other team well, and when our coach came out to question it, the home plate umpire waved him off, which was also odd
wild pitch 2 pitches late kind of made it a moot point, but it is still driving me crazy
im not missing anything here, correct?