Fri May 18, 2007, 07:21am
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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
IIRC, Vina stepped into the basepath to attempt a tag on (I'm thinking Ortiz but could be wrong). He had already fielded the ball and was attempting a play. In our original situation, the pitcher had not yet lost his "fielding a batted ball" protection, whereas Vina had.
Plus, we are not talking pro baseball here. As you know, they play by an entirely different set of contact rules than the amateurs do.
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Albert Belle was the runner in question and he was suspended for the contact.
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