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Michael Clark commented on 23 Feb 2016

If the catcher is in the baseline, to avoid collision, the runner would have to go outside the line and would therefore by rule be out. Therefore that was a clean play.

J commented on 04 May 2016

+tigerlilly66 if the catcher does not have the ball get the hell out of way plain and simple.

tigerlilly66 commented on 25 Mar 2016

+Michael Clark = I know, I know. But I am happy to forgive you...no one is perfect. I'm sure you're a lot more embarrassed now that you've had time to research baseball rules concerning this kind of play. Next time I suggest you read the rulebook first, not last.Blessings

Michael Clark commented on 24 Mar 2016

Troll fail!

tigerlilly66 commented on 24 Mar 2016

+Michael Clark = Like most people who wax eloquent about that which they know NOTHING, you are obviously (1) completely ignorant of basic baseball rules; and (2) not an umpire.Other than these minor issues, you ROCK !

Chris commented on 16 Dec 2015

The Catcher is 1/5 up the baseline and the runner is to blame? C'mon now.... that was not even close.

Chris commented on 08 May 2016

+dniceo7 During a sliding situation I fully agree with you, no doubt about that. However, if the fielder is that far away from either a bag or the plate and thus no slide can be performed to begin with then it becomes an issue of interference which this clearly was. Blocking the plate is one thing but the catcher was up the line leaving the runner no choice. If he slid he would have been well short of the plate.

dniceo7 commented on 08 May 2016

+Chris He could've been 4/5 up the baseline, you still have to hit him legally...

Radionut R commented on 05 May 2016

the rules state that the runner has to make all contact below the waist. That's what the rules say. The rules are the rules period was The Catcher in the Baseline? Answer yes he was. Did the runner attempt to contact below the waist no he did not. Outcome Runner out for flagrant contact

J commented on 02 May 2016

could not agree more!

Kristian Vandehei commented on 01 Aug 2015

Contact above the waist? I have never seen a play like this with contact initiated below the waist. So the runner has to slide if the catcher is in the baseline? That's stupid.

Peter F. commented on 03 May 2016

+Kristian Vandehei yeah just slide like 10 feet from the plate!

Peter F. commented on 03 May 2016

+Kristian Vandehei yeah just slide like 10 feet from the plate!

Joseph Notaro commented on 09 Jun 2015

Very simple answer here... the rule was in place in HS and College before the pros... There must be a lane for the baserunner, or a path to the plate... Plays like this one and Buster Posey's injury caused this to be put in play. Runners are never allowed to run down a catcher, but in this case they are both in the wrong. Runner must slide, or avoid contact and the catcher must allow for a lane to the plate. Ball or not...

OliveOyl12590 commented on 15 Mar 2016

+Joseph Notaro Where was the runner supposed to slide? The throw is up the third base line and the catcher is in the basepath trying to field the throw.

Randy E commented on 19 Aug 2015

+Joseph Notaro If a fielder interferes with a runner's line anywhere else on the field the runner is safe by default due to interference. Why would it be any different at home? It makes absolutely no sense. I can see if the catcher has the ball the contact must be initiated below the waist but when the catcher doesn't have the ball if he is in the base line he is interfering with the progress of the runner.

Randy E commented on 19 Aug 2015

+Joseph Notaro The thing is the runner can't reasonably avoid this collision. Sliding at that point will likely result in coming up short. The catcher was quite a bit up the line.

Warm Weather Only commented on 16 Aug 2015

+Joseph Notaro Thank you. There are waaayyy too many idiots unaware of the rules for these leagues. I hear the machismo "get off the baseline" crap alllll the time, but that only applies in the pros. Know the rules of the league and play by them. If you don't feel like it, then find a different league, get your drunk dad to stop instructing you and lay off the 'roids.

antigonish63 commented on 05 Mar 2015

Hey, here's an idea. Get off to one side of the line or the other! The catcher put both players at risk by being in exactly the wrong spot. How about some coaching from somebody!

FFEMTB08 commented on 14 Apr 2016

+antigonish63 the catcher has the right to protect the plate when the ball is on the way. You are a dumb ass. Read the fucking rule book.

antigonish63 commented on 12 Dec 2015

+Thomas King You stand to one side or the other and sweep tag the guy. Standing in the line and getting trucked is unsafe, serves no purpose, and shows terrible lack of coaching. This is a college kid, he should have been taught this years ago.

Thomas King commented on 12 Dec 2015

The ball was on the baseline

TheDeadman342 commented on 28 Jun 2015

If the catcher has possestion of the ball he is allowed to block the baseline. Its the runners job to slide at the plate. If the runner collides with the catcher and the ball was dropped, it can be called safe or out. Out if the colision could have been avoided. If no then the runner is safe. If the catcher did not have possetion of the ball and he blocks the baseline the runner is safe by default.

Mike Ayers commented on 06 Jun 2015

+TheDeadman342 but the catcher did not have the ball. Also to me anyways, it seems like it would be harder for a runner to bend down to strike below the waistline of the catcher as it will throw off the runners balance. The catcher on the other hand is moving slower and is not likely to lose balance. Just saying it seems like the rules are a little backwards or the rule just wasn't explained properly to me.

TheDeadman342 commented on 17 Apr 2015

That is an option but by rule if the catcher has the ball he can block the plate. If the catcher does not have the ball, he has to move. But the runner can be called out if the collision was on perpose. If the contact wasn't then its the home plate umpire. And I know I might seem like a smart ass. But these are the rules.