-Leon... hell anybody over Sotren, but especially f***ing Leon
-Smoakabello over both Saunders and Martin in the order
-WHY THE f*** IS PILLAR LEADING OFF?!?!?!
The problem is, the grabbing of the leg, which I agree is interference, falls under rule 7.09d:
The problem is, that rule is not reviewable. 6.14j (aka the Chase Utley rule) is the reviewable play here.
Seriously, this sets such a horrible precedent too.
Mark my words, we will see middle infielders diving and flopping like soccer players to draw cheap interference calls on that rule.
Seriously, that's a horrible call. The Utley rule has 3 criteria:
1. Have to slide early
2. Have to be well within reach of the bag
3. Can't slide past the bag
You're still allowed to get a piece of the infielder if you follow those 3 criteria.