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Absolutely no argument.
But, I don't think it requires a step for the runner to get back in time. More like 6". Those plays are only close when the runner has a brain cramp.
Also, if a guy isn't going for the steal, his secondary is only 5 or 6 feet. Make it 4.5 to 5.5 and it changes nothing.
I admit the 6" might be the difference of being forced at second, but plays that close at 2nd usually aren't double plays. Just fielder's choice.
Well, unless I'm the one running to first, at 66 years old. I'll assume that everybody in MLB is much faster than I am now! 
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