[RPatrino]

There is slim to none rule support to call this slide illegal, in MLB. The middle infielders know that there is a potential for contact on the double play, so they need to take some responsibility for avoiding getting hurt. When you stay on the bag, you risk getting hit. Did Holliday slide late, yes. Did he use a rolling body block in an attempt to break up the double play and take out the pivot man, yes. I do not believe it was malicious, with the intent to injure. IF we see this in NFHS/NCAA or any other level of amateur ball, we will call it.

As for 'putting one in his ear hole', that is not appropriate. There is a MAJOR difference between contact on a double play and hitting a batter intentionally with a pitch. Scutaro has a sore hip and leg, he played on, and got his revenge. Hitting someone with a baseball could end a career or worse.