No. The part of the rule about the runner says that a runner with an open path to the plate cannot diverge from that path in order to initiate contact with the catcher or other player covering home. But the catcher (or other fielder) can't block the runner's path to the plate without possession of the ball.

Giving up a bomb like that was seriously embarrassing for the pitcher. Check it out—even the infield dirt blushed.

^This scum-sucking spambot is an approved commenter, and yet I type futilely away in grayed-out obscurity. #SMH

Earlier, police following another lead in the case found War Admiral holed up (or rather, holed down) in a Kentucky Horse Park. #RIP

Such individuals comprise a similar percentage of the male population of Simi Valley.

Seems like there's some key info missing, even in the original boston.com article. Was he doing a "Jackass"-style dare jump? It says he came to the surface and then sank, which makes me wonder if he was committing suicide by jumping in with stones in his pockets or something. Either way, I guess I wouldn't fish off…

Why do you guys persist in converting short sports highlights into animated GIFs? Or worse yet, series of animated GIFs? I can actually feel myself aging in the time it takes them to load and run without the choppy stop-start claymation feel. And, they're grainy and look like shit.

Turns out Amb DID hit the sign on purpose, in order to win money from a golfing buddy who bet him he'd never break 75.

That's seven more than are impressed by your hottest of hot takes.

Er... yeah, except runners ARE allowed to light up the catcher if he's blocking the plate.

If you went to a "joint practice" and found out there was no weed to be had, you'd wanna hit someone late too.

Actually, pretty much every GIF keeps on giving.

Knock off $25K for what was once the lawn now being used for minivan parking.

Pfft! Silly Mets fans with your nonsensical hot dog-eating taunts. Everyone in San Francisco knows that Hunter Pence eats nothing but kale. Yes, KALE—concentrated spite in leafy green form. Your dislike of Pence actually provides him with nutrients.

Hey, whaddya know — Deadspin's GIFs look like incredibly slow, grainy stop-motion animation on my phone just like they do on my laptop! That is some responsive suckiness right there.

Shut the fuck up, Donnie.

This explains why I felt a searing pain radiate from the swoosh on my golf shirt that night, like Harry Potter's scar.

I'm guessing "Maradona's Napoli" sounded sexier than "Jose Altafini's Napoli."

Pictured: Donald Sterling rests his hands upon the womb wherein gestates a fetal-stage lawsuit. Uncomfirmed word from his attorney's office is that it's triplets.

Apart from The Two Escobars, the other "30 For 30" doc that bowled me over was Once Brothers. Who knew Vlade Divac could make a documentary. I'm sure he had help, but nevertheless, his filmed memoir of how his since-they-were-kids friendship with Drazen Petrovic became a casualty of the Yugoslav Wars was goddamned…