Blue Jays GDT: ('16 v2) Next Game:@TB| 1pm ET/10am PT | Happ vs Moore

[tp71]

You clearly haven't actually played baseball. I've played it all my life. I've been taught to do exactly what Bautista did. If someone called me out on that, I'd lose my ****.

I've never played baseball, and I can agree it's a stupid rule. I can understand a rule like that for little league where you don't want kids to get hurt, but it's an incredibly dumb rule for a major league game. Ridiculous rule called right or not.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Forsythe's right foot was even planted before Bautista made contact for the throw ... I don't think that disrupted the throw that much.

So many questions marks with this call .. Interesting precedent set.

 

[Muston Atthews]

Jose making a very good case

 

[Matt24]

Forsythe's right foot was even planted before Bautista made contact for the throw ... I don't think that disrupted the throw like that.

It didn't. It just lets Forsythe off the hook for being a garbage second baseman.

 

[theaub]

Forsythe's right foot was even planted before Bautista made contact for the throw ... I don't think that disrupted the throw like that.

It didn't disrupt the throw at all, Forsythe is a terrible second baseman

The act itself is the stupid play here.

 

[rojac]

You clearly haven't actually played baseball. I've played it all my life. I've been taught to do exactly what Bautista did. If someone called me out on that, I'd lose my ****.

So, is your argument that baseball players are too stupid to change?

 

[BertCorbeau]

It didn't disrupt the throw at all, Forsythe is a terrible second baseman

The act itself is the stupid play here.

Indeed.

Ironically, wouldn't Bautista's arm/hand be more liable to injury on this play by sticking it out?

 

[Matt24]

So, is your argument that baseball players are too stupid to change?

My argument is it's a dumb rule. Bautista neither disrupted the throw nor attempted to injure Forsythe.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Bautista explaining his case very well

 

[theaub]

And I've lasted three callers before vowing to not listen to JaysTalk the rest of the year, maybe one year I'll hit the elusive double digits

 

[Muston Atthews]

Indeed.

Ironically, wouldn't Bautista's arm/hand be more liable to injury on this play by sticking it out?

Jose said he's not going to slide with his hands on the ground to risk injury.

 

[Leafsdude7]

Jose making a very good case

Unsurprisingly, and the reason why I think he didn't lose his **** in the dugout on the call, Bautista doesn't know the rule explicitly states he needs to make a legitimate effort to stay on the bag (and I think he did anyway).

The rest of his case (was he even out, would EE have been safe at first anyway?) was very well articulated.

 

[Divine]

Wonder if the Jays could/would protest this.

 

[EscapeGoat]

Bautista explaining his case very well

He keeps talking about his slide but not about reaching out to swipe Forsythe's leg.

Pretty clear to me, he knows Edwin is slow too.

 

[Muston Atthews]

Wonder if the Jays could/would protest this.

They should, just to get some clarification on the rule

 

[JadedLeaf]

Wonder if the Jays could/would protest this.

I don't think it would do much though as it seems to be the new rule. It's the rule itself that seems to be the issue.

 

[Leafsdude7]

Wonder if the Jays could/would protest this.

They can announce they've protest anytime between now and tomorrow at noon ET.

If it was a video review decision, I'm not sure if they can, however. I assume so, and if I'm Gibby, I do for sure if for no other reason than to get some clarification as to whether that actually is illegal or not.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

Wonder if the Jays could/would protest this.

Why not? The worst (and likely) scenario is MLB says "No".

 

[Muston Atthews]

He keeps talking about his slide but not about reaching out to swipe Forsythe's leg.

Pretty clear to me, he knows Edwin is slow too.

He went into depth at the beginning of the interview of why/how he slid and his interpretation of the rule.

 

[Erdinger]

Wonder if the Jays could/would protest this.

What's the point?

 

[theaub]

I do hope they come out with an official ruling on it (and generally they do)

The one thing I would find concerning about the rule is if they also deem something potentially illegal about the fact he slid past the bag, which apparently isn't allowed per the rule yet is written completely incorrectly (as it refers to sliding through guys who pivot from behind the bag and not just keeping your momentum)

 

[Canada4Gold]

They should, just to get some clarification on the rule

MLB will just be all...

 

[BertCorbeau]

What's the point?

Clarification of this rule

 

[Leafsdude7]

What's the point?

1) You could possibly win, in which case the game will be replayed with 2 outs in the top of the 9th, the Jays leading 4-3, EE on second and Tulo (?) at the plate.

2) Clarification on the rule for future reference to know what they can and can't do.

3) Shed light on the flaws of the rule if it is confirmed to be an appropriate application of the rule.

 

[Divine]

What's the point?

There's nothing to lose, and a (potential) win to gain... I don't see why you wouldn't if you could.