[yarddog]

I have watched it a couple of times. It does not look like a dirty play to me. You are supposed to break up a double play. It did not even look like a hard hit and certainly not leading with his spikes.

I think the broken leg was a bit just bad luck.

[DoughtyOne]

That’s exactly right. There were probably hundreds of these types of plays this baseball season alone.

Folks are kidding themselves if they think this was way out of the normal for one of them.

Players are taught to break up the double play, and wide latitude is given for players to accomplish that.

It’s an integral part of the game.

Out of literally thousands of these types of plays, hardly anyone ever gets seriously hurt.

As you said, no spikes, following through to prevent the conversion, that’s baseball folks.

The relationship to the bag is somewhat germane, but Utley’s hand did go over the bag. He was not out of the base path.

[Moonman62]

I have watched it a couple of times. It does not look like a dirty play to me.

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Nope. It just led to a bad injury. And Utley took a foot to the groin and a knee to the head.

[Above My Pay Grade]

He didn’t even start his “slide” until he was even with or past the base. Dirty play by a dirty thug of a player.

Mattingly is a POS for challenging the out call as well. No surprise the Yankees didn’t start winning until that loser was gone.

[changeitback440]

I agree 100% ...... if his leg wasn’t injured. it would be a non-issue

Utley barely hits 100 anymore, no great loss

[FreeReign]

The slide was late.

The runner is supposed to target second base and not the fielder.

[FredZarguna]

Completely disagree. Like the Chicago thug who took Jung Ho Kang out for the season, this slide is made well off line, and Utley, who might have well been safe with a clean slide, went out of his way to injure the shortstop. He didn't even attempt to reach the base with his left hand; his whole intention was to intimidate and/or harm the infielder.

A hard slide on the base path as you are coming in is fine. This wasn't that. The rule needs to clearly indicate that any attempt to take an infielder out of a play that you are not legitimately trying to make into safety is interference and results in both you and the player at first base being called out.

This isn't baseball. [It's not even legal in football.]

[Osage Orange]

That's big league baseball...!!

I've seen a thousand plays just like that...And they didn't end in injury.

Anyone saying different...doesn't watch baseball on a regular basis.

I used to play....So, I've some real life experience.

[taxcontrol]

In my opinion, it was an illegal slide. No attempt was made to contact the base, every attempt was made to contact Tejada.

[Cold Heat]

Yup....I agree...the slide was fine, the baseman just failed to move his leg.