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Originally Posted by cookie
Though in a perfect world, if F2's leg weren't there, the runner's feet would have crossed the plate before the tag and been safe. BUT his contact with the F2's shin guards was not before F2 had secure position of the ball (according to the rule), so I called the runner out...
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Did F2's blocking of the plate alter the runner's attempt to advance to the base? Maybe not at the slide, but what about before? Did it cause the runner to move a different direction, slow down, or otherwise do something he wouldn't have done if the leg wasn't there?