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Originally Posted by bsnalex
...If the basemen made an effor to get herself off the bag, ...
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Irrelevant.
The only relevant questions are:
1. Was the defender still attempting to field the batted ball, and
2. If not, was the runner impeded.
It doesn't matter whether the defender "meant" to impede the runner; it doesn't matter whether the defender was "trying to avoid" impeding the runner; it only matters whether the defender DID impede the runner.