[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Go back and read the entire scenario.



Here is a contradiction. How can R1 be blocked if there is an exception? To me, this is saying that R1 CAN return to the base if she dives or slides back.

To start, there is no way anyone can be standing over a base and block access from all sides, so let's assume Tom means F3 is blocking access from the direction of 2B. That means some other side of the base must be available, even more so if a double-base is in use. Hence, the answer to the question is to "go around" the fielder and access the base from another angle.

A real stretch.