Obstruction by the Pitcher, yes. Unsportsmanlike conduct by the Batter-Runner?

PLAY: Runner 1B. Ball grounded to 3. 3 to 4 for the force out and potential double play back to 1B but the ball gets past 4 and is recovered by 7. 1 covers 1B for the potential double play, whereupon 1 obstructs BR at 1B, U1 calls and signals the type b obstruction and awards BR 2B.

Now to the meat of the matter: In your opinion was BR's elbow to the back of 1 AND the subsequent push just baseball or unsportsmanlike conduct? NOTE: The 1's hat is knocked off by the impact from the BR and upon first viewing of the video it might be confused with the baseball because part of the hat is white.

Second question: If your opinion is that it is the above play is just baseball as opposed to unsportsmanlike conduct by BR, would the same hold true at Little Leagues Juniors, Majors, and all Minors?

I recorded this at Aaron's [my son] CIF-Southern Section Baseball Championships Division 3 Ocean View Seahawks of Huntington Beach Vs. Bonita Bearcats Of La Verne At The Diamond At Lake Elsinor, Ocean View Seahawks Win 2-1

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[mjr2013]

I have obstruction, award batter runner 2nd base

Ejection of #11 for malicious contact

To people who are asking what he was suppossed to do, put your hands up with your chest touching his back and go "BLUE! BLUE!" to get the attention of the ump, who if he is any good, will call the OBS

[xxxbeautifulpeoplexx]

The 1st baseman was standing right in the base line , thats what your suppost to do . If i was playing i would have knocked em' right on his ass .

[MegaFuall]

Its unsportsman on the fielder. i've gotten thrown out over one of those bad calls. not even lowering my shoulder

I was running into home and as i was running a catcher jumps obstricting the bag and i ran into him on accident. but by the damn idiot soccer moms yelling i puched him I was ejected. Inside the park grand slam taken away..

[TheBaseballking9]

Any good baserunner would do the same thin that's just good base running

[zonaboy5115]

thats obstruction and exactly why pitchers are told to stop at the base on potential double plays. they should only continue pass the pass like this guy did when he has the ball in his glove and making the out. great base running smarts

[senluijr]

That was a forearm not an elbow, it looks like the base runner is trying to push past the pitcher to continue running. I wouldn't encourage it but I would not penalise the runner either.

Please note I have no real knowledge of the rules, just what I have grasped from watching games, that's what I feel should happen nothing to do with the rules as such.