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transplant99 · 10-11-2015, 08:03 AM

apparently I am in the vast minority, but I see nothing at all wrong with that play and certainly don't see it as a "dirty" play.

Utley didn't go in with his spikes up in an attempt to injure him, he went in with a hard slide intending to break up a double play. That has been a play in baseball for well over a 100 years, so I'm not sure why it is different for him in this case.

Sure it's unfortunate Tejada was hurt on the play, but that's just part of the game and particularly playing SS and covering 2nd base.

10-11-2015, 08:03 AM	#52
transplant99 Fearmongerer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign. Exp:	apparently I am in the vast minority, but I see nothing at all wrong with that play and certainly don't see it as a "dirty" play. Utley didn't go in with his spikes up in an attempt to injure him, he went in with a hard slide intending to break up a double play. That has been a play in baseball for well over a 100 years, so I'm not sure why it is different for him in this case. Sure it's unfortunate Tejada was hurt on the play, but that's just part of the game and particularly playing SS and covering 2nd base.