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Old Thu Oct 08, 2009, 10:51am
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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA View Post
What the hell is the catcher doing somewhere they never should have been?
Why "never should have been", when covering the plate on the throw home trying to get R1?

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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA View Post
If the player came in sliding and went past the plate, the same would have happened. You cannot expect a runner to slow down and place themself in a position to be put out just so they do not accidently run/slide into a player out of position.
The runner went into the catcher, regardless of sliding or not, accidently or not. How is the catcher out of position?

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Now, if the catcher was out in front of the plate and was swept by the runner, INT is quite possible. But simply slipping on the plate....
Why does which side of the plate matter?
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