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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn
I, for one, wish MLB would adopt OBR rules. No, really - actually adopt them and not allow these kinds of collisions (both on DP's and on plate plays).
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Mike, I can see where full-up adoption of 7.09e would penalize this play on a DP. But what rule in OBR, if adopted as you lament, would prohibit a scoring runner from crashing into the catcher?
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