- Sep 5, 2012
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What I would say to you is that perhaps your position in relation to home plate was not what you say or think that it was. While you may have started out on the 1st base side of the plate it's possible that you did not stay there prior to receiving the ball.
Now once you are in possession of the ball, you are legally allowed to block the plate so there should be no call of obstruction in that case. BUT.......... If you took a blocking position prior to receiving the ball & in the umpire's judgement, that positioning somehow obstructed the runner? Well.........
