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Originally Posted by Robert E. Harrison
Catcher has ball in front of plate. Catcher gets the daylights knocked out of him because the runners foot/cleat gets caught and prevents him from sliding so he centers the catcher and puts him on his butt. No intent and no slide.
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So the runner accidently gets his cleat caught and in the middle of the accident decides that he will wipe out the catcher.
Well answer the questions and make a decision just like every other umpire has to.
"1) Was the player trying to dislodge the ball or,
2) Was the player trying to injure the other player?"