LSU vs FSU obstruction at home?
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Cannonball
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She didn't block the plate. There was a clear path to the plate and the overhead view showed that. The announcers were making stuff up for whatever reason.
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If that had been called obstruction I think I would pull my kid from softball and put her in soccer. I am so glad they didn’t overthink that call like the announcers were overthinking it.
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It looked to me as if she was set up at the "point" ... I cringed as soon as the announcer said that she was blocking the front but left the back part of the plate open. 
For the record, the NCAA rule does NOT say you can block part of the the plate. It says that blocking all of the base is considered obstruction. Spelling out one example does not preclude all others.
1.) Did the defense block the entire bag/plate? If yes, OBSTRUCTION. If no, go to #2.
2.) Did the defense block any of the plate/bag? If yes, go to #3. If no, play on.
3.) Did the blocking impede the runner? If yes, go to #4. If no, play on.
4.) Was the runner out? If yes, go to #5. If no, play on.
5.) Would the runner have clearly been out absent the impedance? If no, OBSTRUCTION. If yes, OUT.
Interesting thing I found though ... and maybe I have just not spent enough time in the NCAA rule book ... NCAA does allow an obstructed runner to be called out if they clearly would have been out anyway. IMO, this is something other codes NEED to adopt.
For the record, the NCAA rule does NOT say you can block part of the the plate. It says that blocking all of the base is considered obstruction. Spelling out one example does not preclude all others.
1.) Did the defense block the entire bag/plate? If yes, OBSTRUCTION. If no, go to #2.
2.) Did the defense block any of the plate/bag? If yes, go to #3. If no, play on.
3.) Did the blocking impede the runner? If yes, go to #4. If no, play on.
4.) Was the runner out? If yes, go to #5. If no, play on.
5.) Would the runner have clearly been out absent the impedance? If no, OBSTRUCTION. If yes, OUT.
Interesting thing I found though ... and maybe I have just not spent enough time in the NCAA rule book ... NCAA does allow an obstructed runner to be called out if they clearly would have been out anyway. IMO, this is something other codes NEED to adopt.
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I think we discussed another obstrution call earlier in the week that was suspect. I don't think this one was at all. Just my opinion and glad it was brought up as I thought it might be but not obstruction IMO.
I too thought the announcers made too much of a big deal about it. Not needed IMHO.
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I too thought the announcers made too much of a big deal about it. Not needed IMHO.
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Agree that they were just looking to make a play controversial, but it wasn't. Thought this was as obvious a no call as the play last weekend was an obvious obstruction.
I agree 100% on that! Just something to talk about and they KEPT TALKING about it for like FOREVER.
.Tomorrow should be solid! Can't wait!!!
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I agree 100% on that! Just something to talk about and they KEPT TALKING about it for like FOREVER.
Tomorrow should be solid! Can't wait!!!
I don't know if you've heard, but ESPN's softball commentary is generally quite terrible.
radness
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atleast in soccer every player gets to fall down at incidental contact, grab their ankle and appeal by doing so...Geeez how much worse could it get,
Bb and Sb players arbitrarily 'on their own' falling down in hopes of a rule call...
Ohhh wait appears some moments are already cheesing on obstruction incidences?!?!?
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radness
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