"I can see a logic and common sense to allowing that second stop after the advanced base has been reached."
"Her second stop, after rounding second base, would not violate the spirit and intent of the rule. "
The rule refers to being off "a base"; which would be the base most recently achieved (legally).
Same as before, the LBR is not there as a "gotcha" for umpires, just to control runners excesses.
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