In keeping with 7.13, If the pitcher blocks the plate without the ball, is the runner safe?

Pretty disrespectful for Kershaw to pimp the play by flipping the ball with such flair.

that's just what broadcasters for shitty teams do

"But we would welcome Ray Lewis back with open arms"

The frustrating thing about this is that the man will likely issue whatever tepid apology is required and then just keep on keepin' on, having no idea why we can't take a joke around here anymore fer crissakes. He (and to be clear, I'm just using him as a proxy for a certain type of old dude) knows in his heart of…

Who the hell listens to a game just for the announcer?

I'm leaving it since it's clear that what follows is not true and that I made a mistake thinking it was Piniella. Seems the up-front way to handle it.

read this as "cow" instead of "crow." was disappointed.

For being as short and skinny as he is, his fingers are insanely/freakishly long.

It's about time a GM in Detroit rivaled anything anywhere again...

why is the rule so damn complicated? here's an idea: the runner must slide going into home, just like it were 2nd base, and the catcher can't obstruct.

If the runner is nowhere near the base when you are "blocking" it, why does it matter? I could see if the runner has nowhere to go when the catcher does not have the ball but when the runner isn't even close yet, then the catcher gets the ball and the runner THEN is blocked by a man with the ball, it should be legit.…

Cozart is clearly dead-to-rights.

From when big boys played baseball.

This rule is fucking awful.

Every time one of these plays comes up I say the same thing. If you want to eliminate home plate collisions make the runner have to slide on a close play. If he doesn't then he is called out.

"The rule is a mess"

The rule makes absolutely no mention of foul territory. It just says you cannot block the plate without the ball, unless the throw moves you there. You can see Mathis CHECK his feet to make sure he wasn't, and then see him follow the throw, and move over. Besides that, the throw DID take him there. How can you say…

This has become the crease rule of baseball: intended to protect players, but so poorly thought out that it ends up screwing everyone.

Just a personal preference, friend. Also, my exam was not lost in the ether and I slept fine between both days without freaking the fuck out wondering if my exam would count for anything, so, there's that.