Holiday Slide - Legal or Not?

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by RPatrino

No, the initial contact was with the player and the base, the ground was not contacted until after or once contact had been made.

Oh, so now you're suggesting that the base is NOT part of the ground. Hmmm, and all this time...

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by manny a

oh, so now you're suggesting that the base is not part of the ground. Hmmm, and all this time...

+1

[RPatrino]

So, that's the new way to teach 'sliding'? Jump on the base and then zero in on the second baseman? Okee Dokee

+1

[SAump]

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John Bean | 30-Aug-07 at 5:25 am | Permalink
On Aug 29 the Mets lost a run when Marlon Anderson intefered with the 2nd baseman who was attempting a throw to first. In doing so he was incontact with the base but he did deliver a shot with his arms to knock over the fielder. If he had not raised and hit the fielder wiht his arms I believe he would not have been called for interference.

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Again the hard slide was legal only at the MLB level. The contact with the upper half of his body in a half pike position with his arms extended out to swipe at the 2nd baseman was not legal at any level. This may have been called interference. At the NCAA level and below, umpires may eject players for flagrant interference in regard to the collision rule.

The legal MLB hard slide: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rirvz...e_gdata_player