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Originally Posted by Tecmos Deception
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Which club are you affiliated with?
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None. Unlike you I played organized baseball from the time I was eight till I was in my early twenties. I played in summer leagues, fall leagues, winter leagues and spring leagues. I have been involved in plays like this one, both as a runner and as a pitcher covering home.
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Also, you linking a 20+ year old video of a play like Ichiros doesn't support your statement that plays like this happen "all the time" (nor would you linking 20 different videos of that) any more than me linking a 20+ year old perfect game supports the statement that "perfect games happen all the time" (nor would me linking 20 different perfect game videos).
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I didn't say they happen "all the time". I said they happen. I linked you a very famous play, the first that came to mind when I watched the Ichiro play.
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If you want to make an argument that the rule I'm talking about is not followed because it is universally disliked and the umps systematically and purposely don't enforce it and that the rule should be changed, then go right ahead. But none of the things you've had to say affect the fact that Ichiro violated a rule of MLB, the umpire improperly ruled at the plate, etc.
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Here's the thing: you have a horse in this race, clearly--and I don't. I know the rule and the intent of it and how it's called--you don't. I understand it must suck to be an O's fan--I root for the Twins, myself. Just get over it. This is a play in baseball.