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Catchers, Runners No Longer Safe At Home as MLB Tweaks Collision Rule

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Rulebook, Yankees on September 10, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

If Stephen Drew’s attempt to score the tying run in last night’s game had taken place on Monday, the Yankees and Rays might still be playing. However, a memo issued by MLB executive vice president Joe Torre earlier in the day altered the enforcement of baseball’s controversial rule 7:13 (see below for full rule text) […]

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Save the Tar and Feathers; Apology Should Come from MLB, Not Yankees or Pineda

Posted in Baseball, Brian Cashman, Red Sox, Rulebook, Yankees on April 24, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

Michael Pineda put himself and the Yankees in a sticky situation when he took the mound in the second inning of last night’s game wearing a very noticeable swath of pine tar on his neck. The glistening goop was so noticeable, the big right hander would have been better off stealing the pine tar rag […]

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Is Clay Buchholz a Cheater? Yes, But Get a Grip

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Rulebook on May 3, 2013 | 4 Comments »

Is Clay Buchholz a cheater? Jack Morris sure seems to think so. However, the most damning finger pointed at the Red Sox’ six game winner belongs to Buchholz himself. There’s a rosin bag behind the mound and it’s there for everybody to use every inning after our warm-up. Put rosin on my arm throughout the […]

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Time for MLB to Tackle Bench Clearing Brawls

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Rulebook on April 12, 2013 | 2 Comments »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) Baseball always suffers when it tries to imitate football. Never was that more evident than last night in San Diego. For the first five-plus innings of yesterday’s game, the Dodgers and Padres treated the fans at PetCoPark to an entertaining baseball game. Then, Carlos Quentin decided to do his best Donald Butler impersonation. […]

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Pushing an Agenda at Baseball’s GM Meetings

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Rulebook, Umpires on November 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Now that the county has moved past the distraction of a presidential election, it can get back to the important business of its national pastime. From today until Friday, major league baseball’s general managers will convene in California to discuss some important rule changes and, perhaps, a trade or two along the way. Instant replay […]

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