Over the years, this has happened on a few occasions and I always needed clarification as to the rules. I am hoping that some of the experts will shed some light on this topic. Here is the situation: Batter hits ball to an infielder. She runs to the orange “safety bag”. The fielder covering 1st base touches the orange base, not the white base. Is the base runner safe? Does an errant throw change the rule? Also, what is the ruling if the fielder has her foot on the orange bag and the white bag at the same time? Is this interference or obsruction because she is blocking the runners normal path to the base? Recently on a bunt attempt, we had a runner collide with the right fielder who was literally 2 steps directly behind the orange base. Our runner was called out and was injured on the play. When I asked the umpire for a ruling on safety, he said that he did not see what happened after the play, so he could not make a ruling. Again, I thought that this would be defensive obstruction because the fielder was making a conscience effort to block our runner’s path after she tug 1st base. Please help an old guy out here. Thanks, D’E