Cubs vs. Braves

[Dave Hensley]

Lane violation doesn't work on this play because it happened right on top of the bag, where staying in the runner's lane is no longer required.

PU apparently called a generic, intentional interference which trumped U1's safe call.

While I have been impressed with this year's playoff umpires' willingness to call the "out of the box" calls such as batter's interference, obstruction (both A and B), illegal pitches, etc., I think they still tend to wimp out on blatant unsportsmanlike conduct. A few years ago Roger Clemens threw a piece of a bat at Mike Piazza, and he should have been ejected for it but wasn't. Last night, when Fick karata chopped Karros with obvious intent, he should have been ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.