Kang made a heady illegal play that prevented Harper from scoring

You say “heady,” some say illegal. Fake tags are an illegal form of obstructing a runner. Pretending to tag him is considered obstruction of an advancing runner, so this isn’t one of the many “unwritten rules.” And it’s illegal specifically to avoid unnecessary injuries from, say, forcing a player to slide. It was a…

He did an inning of a Cub/Dodger game this year and I found myself wishing that he didn’t talk so much. I prefer my memories. Kind of like Steve Stone. He had more to say when he didn’t talk so much

How is that “unfortunate?” Better his last call be one final home game like this one than the possibility of a washout loss at Game 2/4 of the Divisional Series at home.

I guess I’m just confused about what the Pirates are trying to accomplish by sparking a brawl. Since Dusty Baker managed the Reds, they’ve been doing performative shit like this whenever they got hit. They yell at the umps for calling warnings and not letting them get revenge and then they do it anyway and don’t…

Why say ‘pay attention to the play’ if what was meant was ‘pay attention to the coach’?

Just found video of the fake tag. Definitely a fake tag, and that would get you kicked out of the game in levels at least up to HS ball. Pretty shitty move regardless of the injury to Harper.

Usually it’s because if you throw behind the batter and the catcher still catches it, then both the current batter and the next batter are both automatically called out. If the catcher misses the ball, then the batter on-deck may shout, “Whack-bat!” and the current batter goes to third base, unless it is already…

If you’re running to third base.. how exactly do you pay attention to the play?

I’m not sure about MLB, but a fake tag isstill an automatic ejection at most levels of play.Positioning yourself like a ball is coming in is not a fake tag. Swiping like you have a ball when you don’t is a fake tag. I didn’t see the play in question, but if all the player did was position himself to catch a ball that…

the “fake tag” is unsportsmanlike conduct, and in MLB is one of those unwritten rules. When I was a high school umpire years ago, a “fake tag” meant automatic ejection....

All this talk about playing the game the right way? He played the game the right way God forbid anyone try to have fun

I agree with this.

Baseball is full of old crusty “play the game the RIGHT way or we’ll bean you tomorrow” relics like Kurt Gibson, guys who freak out if anyone flips a bat or raises their arms or does anything the slightest bit joyous. Jose was one of the good ones, one of the guys whose love for the game made me optimistic for…

He was a great picture, he had that bravado and swagger that terrified me as a Nats fan. The game is made better fi5r having folks like him in it. Crushing loss to the game, and I cannot imagine what his family is going through right now.

This is probably the worst thing to happen in the south Florida sports community in a long, long time.

Going to watch this video a million times and just sort of softly cry for a bit. Too young.

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Inner harbor is not exactly the safest place to be anymore, and the riots didn’t help either. People just don’t feel safe anymore.

The orioles were great for a while, but lately the ornithological community has become bigger fans of the Eastern Towhee.