Governator

As KingKat said the other day, Cola is underrated and Smoak is overrated. Even if all things are equal though a capable left handed first basemen always has the advantage in throws to 2nd and not having to do backhand grabs for gap shots or swiping runners.

The rule should be common sense to safety and to not take away from the game. If there is obvious intent to injure a player the play should be dead and this rule should be in effect, case in point the Utley incident. It's like hitting in hockey vs a hit from behind. I understand the rule that is in place and the fact that Bautista did violate the interference rule how it's written but I think it needs modifying, I hate that it's not part of the game. While I never moved on to a competitive career, I played ball from age 5-23 (hard ball from mosquito through men's league) and was the shortstop for the last 8 years or so until I broke my arm sliding in to home. I never complained from the cut on my ankle in a tournament, or the bruise shins that happened though it'd be nice if it was taken out. All I cared about was the runner got the f*** down so I didn't take your head off because I was taught to aim at your head. Sure don't cut me up, that'd be great but I can respect your attempt at saving a runner, that's part of the spirit of the game and something that makes the game all the more interesting. If you think what Bautista did was 100% wrong, not in respect to the rules but that type of play has no place in this game then you likely never played ball above 3-pitch or was the RF late inning sub, no disrespect.

I will say, I was slightly surprised Bautista handled this with class. A borderline strike is the are you kidding me look with words to the ump, this is just okay I'll accept it and move on.

He obviously didn't mean charge in to a guy trying to catch a fly ball in the base path... he was referring to plays at bases.

No they are 2 completely different scenarios and a lot of us grew up playing baseball not in a military family.

because interference is the discretion of the umpire crew not an instant replay in NY, it says so in the rules.

I don't know how this compares to colliding at home plate or how you consider it such a violent play. This doesn't even come close to the Utley incident, there is no intent to injure, an intent to distract the player perhaps which should be within the rules.

You're a soft brownie.

If this is about the arm only then it's interference and the call is solely the discretion of the umpires, interference is not a reviewable play and they shouldn't be able to overturn that for the arm only. I don't understand the overturning of the call.

4.19 PROTESTING GAMES. Each league shall adopt rules governing procedure for protesting a game, when a manager claims that an umpire's decision is in violation of these rules. No protest shall ever be permitted on judgment decisions by the umpire. In all protested games, the decision of the League President shall be final. Even if it is held that the protested decision violated the rules, no replay of the game will be ordered unless in the opinion of the League President the violation adversely affected the protesting team's chances of winning the game. Whenever a manager protests a game because of alleged misapplication of the rules the protest will not be recognized unless the umpires are notified at the time the play under protest occurs and before the next pitch is made or a runner is retired. A protest arising on a game ending play may be filed until 12 noon the following day with the League Office.

That should be enough to protest game, no?

Steamrolling a catcher was a allowed for 100 years, show me other calls that have happened like this prior to this year?

I'll never understand how a single baserunner can be responsible for 2 outs regardless of how a play unfolds.

Worst part was EE beat out that throw regardless and there is no consideration for that? I can understand putting he go ahead run back to 3rd but don't see how Bautista gets 2 outs there himself.

I wonder what Gose Gossage thinks of that play.

Yeah that wrist guard could have made him bleed out on the field there. Good call for sure.

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f*** that s*** right there

Whaaaaaaat

Oh Jesus christ

Lmao weeeeeeee

This is intense

Rays and their s***** offense

f***ing mother f***ers

Not going to lie, thought it was gone.