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Originally Posted by Manny A
Those collisions DO serve a purpose. If the runner manages to dislodge the ball from the catcher during the collision, he prevents an out, likely will score a run, and maybe even allow other runners to advance. I seriously doubt the runner goes into the collision with the mindset that all he's trying to do is hurt the opposing player, and has no intent of scoring.
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You could make the exact same argument to allow a runner to barrel into F6 at 2B as well. What's the difference? I'm perfectly fine eliminating this play from the game, it's rare enough that no one will really notice and isn't at all integral to the game.