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Old Wed Apr 19, 2006, 01:23am
jwwashburn jwwashburn is offline
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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
I saw the play, being an avid Padres fan, and IMO Joe West kicked it. Giles' slide was perfectly legal, as he could easily have reached the plate with his hand. He did a great takeout slide, disrupted the catcher and caused a wild throw. That is the runner's job on that play, and West called interference. It certainly isn't the first time. Cowboy Joe has made highly dubious and controversial calls before. This was one of them.
I thought I would hear from Steve on this one. So, on the Local TV broacast, how many different angles did Rich Folkers, Nate Colbert and Gene Locklear show you of the play?

It looked like he saw something goofy and called it. I have not seen a play like it in my life...

Joe
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