Obstruction, Fake Tag or Nothing?

[Replacematt]

57 minutes ago, JHSump said:

I had this occur today in a showcase tournament game, Fed rules. It happened on a single on the ground in the 3-4 hole with R1, I told F6 not to do that again. He said, quite calmly and with obvious curiosity, "But I thought only fake tags were not allowed." I told him the rules don't allow fake tags because they are unsafe, and the same holds for his fake start of a DP. I was stretching the truth a bit, perhaps.

And I figured I'd look on UE to see what folks were saying about this sort of thing. I'd like to see an official interpretation.

You won't find one. It's legal.

[Senor Azul]

From the 2016 Baseball Rules Differences by Carl Childress:

Section 372 Obstruction: Fake Tag Creates

Play 234-372:  Fed only. As B1 is streaking between first and second following a hit to the outfield, F4 pounds his glove as if about to receive a throw. B1 slows down and stops on second. RULING:  F4’s action is not a fake tag but a legal decoy.