Erstad - Estrada Collision at the plate

[chuckfan1]

Erstad was not trying to hurt Estrada. Erstad is not that type of player. He has a rep around the league as someone they would want as a teammate, who leaves everything on the field. Some guys say it, but Erstad does it. I dont think there are that many players for that matter who try to "hurt" first, before other aspects of the game.
Erstad was trying to score, pure and simple. As he said, as he was approaching home, he had a split second to decide what to do. Estrada was starting to come back towards home when the collision occurred.
Yes, Erstad went at Estrada. Because Estrada was going to make a play on him. If Erstad goes in sliding, the percentages are weighed heavily in favor of the defense on that.
He goes in hard, better odds of scoring a run. All the hoopla was because it was a violent collision, and Estrada wasnt EXACTLY 100% Pi=Mc squared in front of the plate.
Geez, give it a rest Coach JM.
Erstad sees Estrada starting to come back, and realizes he has to try to knock the ball loose. And in doing so, he knocked Estrada loose. I bet when Estrada comments he wont say it was a dirty play.
Ive always enjoyed reading your posts, as your one of the guys who make sense in what they say, and say it intelligently. That was knocked back a bit when you posted this.
I cant believe all this commotion what was in reality just a good, hard play.
And of course, in the game tonight, first pitch to Erstad goes two feet behind him, and HP ump overeacts and issues warnings to both sides.
The Braces pitcher did what he was supposed to tonight in throwing at Erstad, just as Erstad did what he was supposed to do (within the accepted framework of the game) in trying to score.