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Manny Machado- Dustin Pedroia

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by bobrek, Apr 24, 2017.

  1. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    I am placing this thread in here because I want to use it to relate to the Marisnick slide during the Royals series. I am not arguing whether or not Machado's slide was a dirty play or the eventual retaliation. I am just wondering how this wasn't an automatic DP? He slid similar to the way Jake did. It also was clearly not a DP ball (unlike more of a possibility during Jake's). That being said, the Astros were called for an automatic DP last year when the 2nd basemen had absolutely no intent to make a throw to first (I think it was a Rasmus slide last year). Am I missing something here?

    Here is the Machado slide:



    Here is the Marisnick slide:

     
  2. juicystream

    juicystream Member

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    Machado slid into the base, and Jake didn't. Not sure if there was any review of the Machado slide.
     
  3. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    But, the rule essentially says that the runner has to be able to grab the base which Jake was able to do. I think what Jake may have been called for is coming up into the second baseman as he came out of his slide. I just don't like that rule. Clearly Machado's resulted in a much worse situation for Pedroia and he started his slide at roughly the same point as Jake.
     
  4. CometsWin

    CometsWin Breaker Breaker One Nine

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    I think the rule says the fielder has to be trying to make a double play.
     
  5. Buck Turgidson

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    You cannot throw up your arm or popup/rollup and contact the fielder above the knee.
     
  6. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    Didn't happen on the Rasmus slide last year. The second basemen just caught the throw and didn't even think about making a turn. Just seems to be applied inconsistently which makes it the same as most every other rule. C B Buckner was probably the umpire.
     

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