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1 minute ago, F250 said:

If the catcher has the ball, he can block the plate. The runner can only slide feet or head first into home plate as long as his body is on the ground in that situation. Going Pete Rose will be an automatic out. 

that's not what the booth ump said to Smoltz.

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Just now, aggie08 said:

Not according to whatever rules official they had on directly after.

Can't use arms, hands, shoulders, elbows, etc. You can slide into the catcher while attempting to reach home plate. 

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Make him pay Mookie!

Just now, aggie08 said:

Is Pages the best defensive player in baseball history that they don't consider pinch hitting for him to get someone on ahead of Shohei?

No

Posted
7 minutes ago, F250 said:

Can't use arms, hands, shoulders, elbows, etc. You can slide into the catcher while attempting to reach home plate. 

the booth ump said as long as the runner doesn't deviate from the direct path he didn't have to slide.

the wording in the rule book would be interesting to read.

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4 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

This is one of those games that’s a serious gut punch for the losing team.

probably a bigger gut punch for the Jays with Ohtani going tomorrow.

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10 minutes ago, F250 said:

Can't use arms, hands, shoulders, elbows, etc. You can slide into the catcher while attempting to reach home plate. 

Yeah he said the runner could “glide” in to the catcher, whatever that means 

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3 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Yeah he said the runner could “glide” in to the catcher, whatever that means 

Smoltz asked "if the runner then would be able to run over the catcher" and the booth ump said yes, at that point he can "collide"(not glide) with the catcher.  booth ump answer seems to imply you don't have to slide.

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Just now, dcar00 said:

the booth ump said as long as the runner doesn't deviate from the direct path he didn't have to slide.

the wording in the rule book would be interesting to read.

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A runner attempting to score may not deviate from his direct pathway to the plate in order to initiate contact with the catcher (or other player covering home plate). If, in the judgment of the Umpire, a runner attempting to score initiates contact with the catcher (or other player covering home plate) in such a manner, the Umpire shall declare the runner out (even if the player covering home plate loses possession of the ball). In such circumstances, the Umpire shall call the ball dead, and all other base runners shall return to the last base touched at the time of the collision.

Rule 7.13 Comment:  The failure by the runner to make an effort to touch the plate, the runner's lowering of the shoulder, or the runner's pushing through with his hands, elbows or arms, would support a determination that the runner deviated from the pathway in order to initiate contact with the catcher in violation of Rule 7.13. If the runner slides into the plate in an appropriate manner, he shall not be adjudged to have violated Rule 7.13. A slide shall be deemed appropriate, in the case of a feet first slide, if the runner's buttocks and legs should hit the ground before contact with the catcher. In the case of a head first slide, a runner shall be deemed to have slid appropriately if his body should hit the ground before contact with the catcher.

 

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Just now, Sbbruin said:

It was absolutely the right call.  No way he throws anyone out there.

You don’t think charging it to try and throw would have given a better shot?   He’s got an arm 

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