Reply to "800 LB Gorilla in the Room - Bad or Good Call on the Utley "Slide" in NLDS"

infielddad10,000+ posts

Check Matt Holiday roll blocking Marco Scutaro in the NLCS, when Scutaro is a good 8-12 inches behind 2b. The entire photo sequence shows Holliday start late, very late, just like Utley and here he even rolls blocks Scutaro. Luckily Scutaro was hurt but not seriously, perhaps because he was so far behind 2b and knew this might be coming. For others who confirm this has been going on for years, it has:

10/12/159:07 AM

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