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Speaking of ejections, I have a question . . .
I was invloved in a nice "collision" a few years back. I was rounding 3rd & a pretty big guy was about 5 feet up the base line waiting to catch the ball. He was in the baseline & if I avoided him it would slow me down & could possibly be tagged out. So I went into him full force & we both kind of flew back a few feet. Needless to say a fist-a-cuffs started & much blood was shed. When order was restored, to my surprise, no one was thrown out of the game (maybe because it was a playoff game?) I was called out for interference even though I pled my case that he was blocking the path to the plate without the ball. As fate would have it I came up in the 7th & hit a game winning 3 run homer. I am just wondering how other umpires would have handled it or if any of you have seen the same situation? Thanks!!
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