because Mitchell killed our catcher last year. I guess he didn't put his forearm up.
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How long has it been the rule to protect the catcher..... |
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 patdog |
At least 30 years, that I know of. | #1 | ||
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Posts: 11527 06/07/09 07:52 PM |
And probably a lot longer than that. I don't know what happened last year, but if our catcher got run over with the ball and the runner didn't get
ejected, then the umpre blew the call.
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SLUdog |
I've seen collisions at home plate and nobody got ejected.... | #2 | ||
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Posts: 3953 06/07/09 07:55 PM |
maybe they didn't put their forearm up.
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Posts: 18 06/08/09 12:49 AM |
SLUdog wrote:Here is the play 
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ScoobaDawg |
that pic explains why its.. | #4 | ||
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Posts: 2573 06/08/09 12:57 AM |
bullshit..it is a high tag, and he was protecting his face by instinct.
If he was going to run him over..he would of run him over. Interesting question and i dont know the answer. Is it an auto-out or just ejection? Say the game is on the line. and your at 3rd with a sac fly..can you truck him and knock him lose to score the run and be ejected..or is it an auto-out too? |
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coach66 |
That is the son of my old high school girlfriend, | #5 | ||
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Posts: 97 06/08/09 06:08 AM |
she threw a much better forearm than that and would have run over that catcher. Serioulsly, I didn't think he should have been tossed for that it was
pretty harmless. Congrats to the Eagles they did not give up when it looked really bad for them, happy for Corky.
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Posts: 104 06/08/09 07:38 AM |
The play would stand as called (out or safe) and the ejection is automatic. The general rule is outs are made on the field not in the rulebook. And yes the
reason he was ejected is because of the elevated forearm, although the reason is actually irrelevant, as any time an umpire sees this, it is called.
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Posts: 2576 06/08/09 07:45 AM |
it was a bullshit call by the ump in this case, his arm was protecting from the high tag.
he can use his discretion in this matter..no way was he trying to run the catcher over or do him harm. |
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dawgoneyall |
It was a bad call. | #8 | ||
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Posts: 2029 06/08/09 07:51 AM |
The official made a mistake.
His second mistake was not tossing the catcher for taunting. |
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Posts: 105 06/08/09 08:13 AM |
I just explained the rule. No need to shoot the messenger.
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msu4life07 |
This guys dad coached him for a long time | #10 | ||
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Posts: 15 06/08/09 08:20 AM |
before his high school days at Clinton, and from knowing both of them, I can tell you that his dad was the guy that would teach you to tackle the catcher. Win
by any means possible was an understatement for him, even in little league ball. Regardless, I thought it was a bullshit call, and really wanted somebody to
knock that catcher out. It worked out fine, though, when he struck out on four pitches the very next inning and then lost the game.
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ScoobaDawg |
learn to reply..and we might not*** | #11 | ||
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msudawg12 |
It was bullshit that he got thrown out | #12 | ||
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Posts: 701 06/08/09 09:42 AM |
I watched the replay a thousand times. I know the rule and the rule is too circumstantial. This guy was way to the side of the catcher and would have never
thrown has arm up had the catcher not tried to tag his face. It sucked for the guy
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AssEndDawg |
That pic is after the play | #13 | ||
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Posts: 499 06/08/09 10:44 AM |
ScoobaDawg wrote: That pic is well after the play. I had it on TiVo and watched it about 50 times. The USM player caught the Florida player under the jaw with his elbow. The catcher's mask jerked up and to the right as the elbow came in. You might not like the rule, but the Florida guy got jacked in the jaw. |
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gringodawg |
He's not even blocking the plate | #14 | ||
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Posts: 117 06/08/09 10:51 AM |
he's 5 feet up the line. That's a stupid 17'n rule. I can understand if he has the plate blocked but if you are that far up the line on a bang
bang play, you should be able to do whatever is necessary to get to the plate.
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TheBigDA |
Explain this. | #15 | ||
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Posts: 336 06/08/09 11:32 AM |
If the pic is so late, then why is the catchers mask still on perfectly? Also he has one of the new masks that has the long throat area to keep the ball from
coming up and getting you in the throat. If it was knocked up as you say, it seems like you would see that area around his chin not properly positioned at his
throat.
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