Can someone explain that call?

[reedjohnsonfan]

It seems like total ********. I don't know how that could possibly happen...

[dineke]

total ********? Jose swiped his leg lol.

[GD]

total ********? Jose swiped his leg lol.

 

Lmfao this isn't soccer.

[Krylian]

http://i.imgur.com/lYDmo1w.gif

[Nafro]

There is no explanation. New rule, less like baseball.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

The pussification of western culture continues!

[Boxcar]

Looked to me like that was the natural motion of Jose's slide, and didn't seem like he was reaching to me. Forsythe just made a s***** throw.

 

Wish he didn't make a s***** throw, though, because then it'd be a tie game.

[fatcowxlive]

Rule's been around forever, I don't think you can tackle someone other than with your feet, I think anything else is labeled as intentional interference. If his hand swiped his leg I'd say they got the review wrong, but bautista grabbed onto his leg and didn't let go lol

[Boxcar]

There is no explanation. New rule, less like baseball.

 

That's not a new rule. If I recall, you've never been able to grab a guy's leg as he's making a throw.

[Boxcar]

Rule's been around forever, I don't think you can tackle someone other than with your feet, I think anything else is labeled as intentional interference. If his hand swiped his leg I'd say they got the review wrong, but bautista grabbed onto his leg and didn't let go lol

 

Think you need glasses brah

[Fastball21]

The pussification of western culture continues!

 

We need a like button on this sight.

[Dr. Dinger]

Stop being a pussbaby, Bautista f***ed up. He knew it too. Oh well, moving on.

[reedjohnsonfan]

The worst thing is I don't think it affected his throw. I really don't think that should have been overturned. It seemed really stupid...

[dineke]

Jose knew what he was doing. dumb.

[reedjohnsonfan]

Stop being a pussbaby, Bautista f***ed up. He knew it too. Oh well, moving on.

 

I thought it was sort of allowed and thought it was dumb of them to overturn it. As someone said, the pussy world continues on.

[intentional wok]

There's no reason Jose should have been anywhere near Forsythe.

[fatcowxlive]

Think you need glasses brah

 

Ok he let go but he still reached out and tried to trip the man lol

[jaysblue]

Does that play impact Jose Bautista's WAR?

[JFD]

total ********? Jose swiped his leg lol.

 

[intentional wok]

I thought it was sort of allowed and thought it was dumb of them to overturn it. As someone said, the pussy world continues on.

 

Yeah, because swiping at a guy's foot is noble and sportsmanlike. Jose made the attempt because he didn't think Edwin would be able to beat out the throw. Take any chance at that point that some s*** might stick.

 

Problem is, Edwin actually beat it out and Forsythe flubbed the throw. Totally backfired.

[Fastball21]

Stop being a pussbaby, Bautista f***ed up. He knew it too. Oh well, moving on.

 

Players are taught from day one to be aggressive when sliding into second to break up a double play, it's a grown up game and Bautista did nothing that players haven't been doing forever, it's just now this year the ump's have been told to crack down on it. The pussification of the sport continues.

[intrigid]

Just to be clear, it's now completely against the rules to attempt to break up a double play?

[King]

Players are taught from day one to be aggressive when sliding into second to break up a double play, it's a grown up game and Bautista did nothing that players haven't been doing for ever, it's just now this year the ump's have been told to crack down on it. The pussification of the sport.

 

Welcome to the board, man

[reedjohnsonfan]

Yeah, because swiping at a guy's foot is noble and sportsmanlike. Jose made the attempt because he didn't think Edwin would be able to beat out the throw. Take any chance at that point that some s*** might stick.

 

Problem is, Edwin actually beat it out and Forsythe flubbed the throw. Totally backfired.

 

Honestly I don't really know. It was a bit of a dirty play but something that was allowed although frowned upon not too long ago. This is why I don't agree with the call although they did change the rule.

[fatcowxlive]

Players are taught from day one to be aggressive when sliding into second to break up a double play, it's a grown up game and Bautista did nothing that players haven't been doing for ever, it's just now this year the ump's have been told to crack down on it. The pussification of the sport.

 

This isn't wwe brah. If he hooked his leg and got a piece with him I'd be on your side.

 

Welcome to the board btw

[Laika]

The worst thing is I don't think it affected his throw. I really don't think that should have been overturned. It seemed really stupid...

 

I actually thought the contact might have affected the throw. The timing seemed right, and the way Forsythe yanked the throw kind of made sense. I dunno.

[KinofChaos]

Ee was safe anyway bautista f***ed up

[Frenchsoup]

Brutal call. I want to know who made it.

[nmrch]

Players are taught from day one to be aggressive when sliding into second to break up a double play, it's a grown up game and Bautista did nothing that players haven't been doing forever, it's just now this year the ump's have been told to crack down on it. The pussification of the sport continues.

 

lol, using your hands to take out a players legs underneath him when the fielder was nowhere near the base has never been a part of baseball

[intentional wok]

Honestly I don't really know. It was a bit of a dirty play but something that was allowed although frowned upon not too long ago. This is why I don't agree with the call although they did change the rule.

 

Exactly. The rule changed and everyone was made aware. Chestbeating about pussification is both irrelevant and hypocritical. If Utley slide-tackled Tulo and put him on the shelf you bet this board would complain endlessly about not having rules to protect the infielders. "That's how we always did it" is not even an imitation of an excuse. Not to mention that actual grabbing has never been allowed.