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DD018:
It's not about NSA or ASA. The second baseman must be trained NOT to cross the bag, but to angle in a way that she can hit the base and jump back toward the infield or keep running down the line toward home. Any fielder who goes across that base is fair game to "accidentally" get blown up by the fast-moving baserunner. No batter/runner can be asked to change direction in a split second to avoid a fielder who is doing something that cannot be anticipated and should not be done. Any ump who would penalize a baserunner for something like that never played the game and should remain in the bleachers.
It's not about NSA or ASA. The second baseman must be trained NOT to cross the bag, but to angle in a way that she can hit the base and jump back toward the infield or keep running down the line toward home. Any fielder who goes across that base is fair game to "accidentally" get blown up by the fast-moving baserunner. No batter/runner can be asked to change direction in a split second to avoid a fielder who is doing something that cannot be anticipated and should not be done. Any ump who would penalize a baserunner for something like that never played the game and should remain in the bleachers.