old ballgame/odd ballgame

[CoachPaul]

Originally Posted by Benchcoach

...This was kind of absurd when we saw runners executing roll blocks to break up the double play. Baseball is not a blood sport. It was always a shame to watch gold glove catchers have seasons and careers shortened by plate collisions and the same can be said for F4s and F6s injured by roll blocks and high spikes...

I couldn't agree more. This rule change has so many "purists" throwing fits. I think I'm a purist, too, however I'm not at all bothered by this rule change.

Fans pay way too much money to see back up shortstops, second basemen, and catchers playing due to lower body injuries to the top players. I further love that the rule has been dubbed "The Chase Utley Rule." He's a dirty player. He's not simply going in hard and playing hard, etc. He's intending to injure or at least get in a free cheap shot, and that DB has been doing it for YEARS.