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TOPIC: Obstruction |
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| Jack
October 11, 2011
7:51:22 PM
Entry #: 3815650
| Umpire ruled runners at 2nd & 3rd, no outs. I think that it should have been runner on third, one out. See what you think. Runner on first, no outs. Deep single to rightcenter. Right fielder cuts it off and throws to third cutting of the runner. Rundown begins between 2nd & 3rd. After several throws back and forth, the third baseman throws the ball back to the shortstop who turns to his left and looks toward 2B, just as the batter is making an attempt to get there (2B). Just as the shortstop receives the ball from third baseman, and looks toward 2B, the runner from first, involved in the rundown, turns back towards third and runs into the third baseman and falls. The shortstop, who has the ball had already turned toward second (before the obstruction), and throws to the second baseman and they get the batter-runner out. The umpire declared the ball dead as soon as the obstruction occurred. He said that the obstructed runner was still "being played on," therefore the ball is immeidately dead. To me, as soon as the shortstop looked to second, he was then playing on the batter, and then therefore the ball would remain alive and the out at second should stand. What do you think?
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| neal
October 12, 2011
6:04:28 AM
Entry #: 3815791
| you are right, the ball is not dead on an obstruction. The ball is dead only on an interference. Runner should be on 3rd base and one out.
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| Jack
October 16, 2011
9:50:18 PM
Entry #: 3818787
| What if an obstructed runner is being played on, and is then declared out or safe. Does that stop all play, or are other runners still able to advance before ALL play stops?
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| Hank
October 18, 2011
1:06:03 PM
Entry #: 3819934
| Obsruction is a delayed dead ball. ASA rule 8-5-B.Runner safe at third and one out. All play continues to play out and is stopped only by the umpire stopping play.
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