Erstad - Estrada Collision at the plate

[UmpJM]

DG,

I believe there is a material difference. In the Rose/Fosse play, Fosse was actually in between Rose and the plate. He had to go through him to get to the plate.

In this play, Estrada is set up in front of (i.e. to the pitcher's mound side of) the plate and is not in between Erstad and the plate. Erstad changes his path to move away from the plate and into Estrada in what appears to be an intentional move to knock the ball loose while making no effort to touch the plate - until after he had take out Estrada.

JM