[wadeintothem]

Both of your points are well taken.

WMB's too.

Evenn my OBS call.. what if that runner wanted to round 3 but F5 covering that bag caused her to slide?

Maybe it wasnt so bad, I dont know.

I take issue with the "chosen path" idea on some level, because I still think the runner must be reasonable. They must pass the "reasonable runner" test we should apply; which I think would fairly fall under, which as Steve said "know it when you see it".

In other words, they dont have carte blanche access to the entirety of the field and get a OBS call if anyone impedes them. It must be reasonable.

That is my point. That is what I was showing in my picture. It has to be within reason. This is extreme, but: on a ball hit to the fence, the runner could not run through the pitchers circle and get OBS if F2 got in their way. If you would agree with that, then you would have to agree defense does have some level of rights to exist on the field, even if not fielding a batted ball.