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Originally Posted by IceGator8
I believe they play under IBAF rules.
If you watch the replay on the second collision you will note that the catcher was waiting for the thrown ball. The ball was almost to him when the runner plowed him.
I believe the collision was both intentional and malicious.
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Unless IBAF has a collision/malicious contact rule, the runner is allowed to run over a catcher who is in his way, waiting for a throw or otherwise. In straight OBR the ruling is what SDS said: You want to man up? Get ready for some contact.
On the gymnastics side, it's not so much the judges as it is the absurd rule that you can't have ties in gymnastics anymore. Even the head of the gymnastics governing body has said doesn't agree with it, but it's the IOC's call.
