World Series-Right Call on Wild Last Play of Game 3?

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Submitted 10 years ago by jcscher The Umpires Explain the Rule

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  That is true,but it was the right call.
  
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      Yes,so many times a clear explanation is not given,but this rule is in black and white.
      
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    No rule gives the fielder the right to attempt to field a ball, and take that very right away with the same breath. The intent portion has to do with the fielder's attempt to field the ball or obstruct. If the fielder made a legitimate attempt to actually field the ball, then no obstruction should be called. If in your judgement you think this fielder fell to the ground just to obstruct, then this rule holds. The runner tripped over the lower torso of the fielder, not at or below the knees.
    
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      The fact that intent is not required on the part of the fielder is important because it eliminates any debate over whether Middlebrooks deliberately lifted his legs in an attempt to trip Craig.
      
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        The biggest concern to any one's contention's, is the ref only 6-7ft away watching the play develop not invoking any infraction while the home plate ump, 90 ft away, deems it so.......There is to me no doubt that the lifting of the legs was the catalyst, though it could be argued that the runner was already on his way down before. It was a judgement call that should have been left to the third base ump, if not, the final decision made after the two consulted. That is the proper protocol in these situations, from experience.
        
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        Third-base umpire Jim Joyce made the initial obstruction call. Please read the link I added on
        
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        @jcscher -
        Ah,..... my bad......... I concentrated on replays in which no call on his part could be determined, esp that of "immediately".
        
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        @MAGISTERLUDI -
        :) The rule does need to be looked at!
        
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        @jcscher -
        It just needs rational interpretation, It states the fielder has the right to field any ball. He becomes an obstruction milliseconds after the ball passes or he catches it? Not the intent of the rule to my understanding. I have umped over a hundred games of high school, AAU ball and hundreds more of lesser age, as head and base ump. Made a handful of obstruction calls, only when the fielder had time to remove himself and made little or no effort. Never was I even questioned on those particular calls, or on any non-calls concerning precisely the situation presented here. It just takes common sense, rules can not give the right to the fielder then take it away because he did his job instantly thereafter.....Intent is of the essence, or the fielder has no right to even occupy the area considered the basepath.
        
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It should not have been obstruction. The fielder was making a play on the ball, had no time to extricate himself. The runner was not even in the direct basepath, and thus placed himself in the predicament. The runners stumble was not a result of any inordinate move by the fielder, he simply tripped, over the fielders body, thus he was tagged out at home. .......Oh well just a bad judgement call,.........or home field advantage?

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It was the right call.

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