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I saw a play today that got me wondering. Runner 1 on third base, 1 out. Defense is expecting bunt, corners are creeping up. The suicide squeeze is on. Batter executes a short bunt that the pitcher fields about 10 feet in front of home plate. Runner is coming home. So, we have the catcher straddling the plate (ok in my book) and the 1st baseman, the pitcher, the 3rd baseman, and the runner all within 10 feet of home plate.
Once the pitcher fields the ball, the third baseman moves toward the foulline to try to get away from the congestion. What I saw was the runner weaving around the 3rd baseman to get to the plate. The catcher recieved the ball from the pitcher and made the tag. It was all very bang, bang.
Runner was called out. No obstruction call was made. No arguments from anyone. Game continues.
This is just my observation and pure speculation. I am not saying anybody did anything wrong. But this is the first time all year, HS and TB, that I have seen this happen. Most times we might see 2 or 3 defensive players so close to the plate during this type of play.
I think that with all the movement going on around the plate and the focus being on the pitcher fielding the ball and the catcher getting ready to recieve the ball that the position of the third baseman was lost in the shuffle.
If I were king at that moment, seeing what I saw, I would have been asking for obstruction. But....we'll never know. I had no skin in this game, I was just watching the game because it was closest to my work station. This is just my observation, for what it is worth.
Once the pitcher fields the ball, the third baseman moves toward the foulline to try to get away from the congestion. What I saw was the runner weaving around the 3rd baseman to get to the plate. The catcher recieved the ball from the pitcher and made the tag. It was all very bang, bang.
Runner was called out. No obstruction call was made. No arguments from anyone. Game continues.
This is just my observation and pure speculation. I am not saying anybody did anything wrong. But this is the first time all year, HS and TB, that I have seen this happen. Most times we might see 2 or 3 defensive players so close to the plate during this type of play.
I think that with all the movement going on around the plate and the focus being on the pitcher fielding the ball and the catcher getting ready to recieve the ball that the position of the third baseman was lost in the shuffle.
If I were king at that moment, seeing what I saw, I would have been asking for obstruction. But....we'll never know. I had no skin in this game, I was just watching the game because it was closest to my work station. This is just my observation, for what it is worth.
