obbay
Banned
in my 14 years of coaching at different levels, some rec, some TB some HS, I have seen maybe (2) umpires who understood and had the stones to call obstruction. (in a LL division playoff I heard an Umpire call a "Balk")Very little grey about it if you understand the rule. OBS is one of the easiest calls in the book.
As far as the obstruction call against Auburn- write this date down because I agree with Michelle Smith for once . Wallace looked to be playing in textbook perfect position on the play and Emanuel slid right into her rather than staying outside. Wallace was in front of the plate receiving the throw with her left foot on the foul line. runner ran straight down the line rather than staying on the foul side. she made it easy for the catcher.
Failure to recognize obstruction/interference is one of my pet peeves, but this wasn't obstruction in my book.
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