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LL obstruction at 1B
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Mister B
So, just wondering what everyone thinks. Little League 9-11 Tournament.
Soft ground ball up the 3BL (about 12 feet, F1 fields it and throws to F3. F3 is already got back foot on the middle of the base, with front foot straight down the 1BL. Just before the B/R reaches 1B, he slows down to avoid trucking F3 and puts out his hands to stop. He touches F3 just before the ball hits the glove.
I called obstruction, as the fielder hindered the runner, and I'm sticking with that call. But I've had a couple people say that the fielder has a right to be there if the throw takes him there. My issue is that while that is true in OBR, the wording specific to that doesn't exist in the green book. Green book says that the fielder must have control of the ball before moving in front of the runner. Also, the throw didn't take him there, he was there before the throw.
I have a difficult time with all the rules put in place to protect the runner at home, but 1B always seems to be forgotten. Or I hear, "that's just baseball." I always teach my kids that back foot should be against the bag, but never on top of and that you step toward the throw once it is made.
Any thoughts?
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