Ichiro was out

[Tecmos Deception]

Am I the only person in the world who thought of Rule 7.08 when Ichiro was running in circles, all the way outside of the batters' boxes, while trying to dodge that tag from Wieters?

John Smolts, Cal Ripken, dozens of sports reporters on the web, Neil + Stan on sportscenter. NO ONE is bothering to mention that Ichiro's stupid cirque du soleil moves were against the rules and should have made him out regardless of whether he got tagged.

Would these dudes have said it was "smart baseball" and "good thinking" if someone who is caught in a pickle decides to run into the outfield and then back down to a base? Of course not. So why the hell do they not bother to mention that after an attempted tag up the baseline, you aren't allowed be flopping around in the dirt in the right-handed batters box trying to get to home plate and end up getting called freaking safe.