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I'm sure that we all agree to let the play come to it's "normal" conclusion before finalizing our decision as to what base to protect the runner. But will non-normal actions change our decision?
Yeah, I think so. Two things would go into determing this.
1) did she make a serious effort all the way? As, in your case, she ran to 2nd and hit it full steam, then yeah, I'd protect her to 3rd. I bleieve this would be the main factor in my making a decision.
2) Did I see a situation on the field that would have allowed the runner to go further than I at first thought. I can always change my mind and protect her further, if circumstances dictate.
I've always thought that you can't let the defense benefit from obstruction. If the defense messes up, gets lazy, whatever, and the runner had a legitimate shot at advanceing another base, with no hesitation on her part, then I have no problem protecting her further than I originally thought.
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