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

Originally Posted by SluggerDad:

Utley himself basically said that his intention wasn't to reach the base but to "put a body on the fielder" in order to break up the double play. If you target the fielder and don't even make an attempt at the base, tell me how that is not interference? Tell me how that is not unsportsmanlike conduct?

Being within reach of the bag is by interpretation to be considered an attempt at the base. As for USC, that's just something entirely different.

10/12/1512:29 PM

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