I guess my question is, why is the home plate collision an important part of the game that needs to be protected? Should we allow collisions everywhere, or is home plate only okay because they're wearing some armor? Should this play have been legal? It's close to the same thing, isn't it?
I just don't see any argument in favor of these collisions other than "we've always had them", and that isn't much of a reason. I agree that the first version of the rule (where you could get called for interference with the guy 20 feet away) was terrible, and I'm sure it'll need to go through a couple more renditions, but I don't know why I should be sad that the little bit of football that we had in baseball is going away.
I just don't see any argument in favor of these collisions other than "we've always had them", and that isn't much of a reason. I agree that the first version of the rule (where you could get called for interference with the guy 20 feet away) was terrible, and I'm sure it'll need to go through a couple more renditions, but I don't know why I should be sad that the little bit of football that we had in baseball is going away.
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