Sandy Alderson: “We’re not commenting on the play.”
Terry Collins: “Well, it broke my shortstop’s leg.”
David Wright: “Only Chase [Utley] knows what his intent was. There is the way to play the game hard. I have a problem with the play on a number of different levels. One being the slide itself, in my opinion, he wasn’t even close to the bag. With that being said, he never touched the bag and I think the neighborhood play is there to try and protect players trying to turn double plays from getting hurt. I have a lot of questions and I am not sure if they have been answered or not. I am not trying to call out the officials or the officiating. I’m just confused as to that play on a number of different levels. It was a big play. They put some good at bats together. It definitely seemed like after that play we lost the momentum. They came up with some big hits. I have a lot of questions. It’s not sour grapes or calling out the umpires, I’m just confused as to a number of different reasons why he was called safe there. Hopefully, if they haven’t been answered we will get some answers.”
“My understanding is that it isn’t considered the neighborhood play because it wasn’t considered, I guess, a good throw to Ruben [Tejada]? Other than that, I don’t know. I don’t understand. My understanding is that when you slide, you have to try and slide somewhat into the bag and I still don’t think he ever touched the bag until the call was reversed. Once the player is called out, you don’t go to tag him, especially when you are laying there with a broken leg, you don’t go to tag him when he is laying on the ground 10 feet from the base. You just assume he is out. I have a number of questions and just don’t understand the whole sequence of events.”
Michael Cuddyer: “That’s not a slide. That’s a tackle. … That’s for you to decide if tackling is legal in baseball.”
Daniel Murphy: “To call it a slide will be generous.”
Kelly Johnson: “The issue is, he hit our shortstop first, before hitting the dirt. At what point is that illegal? At what point do we say, ‘Hey, we missed something here?’ We have rules at home plate to protect our guys, what’s the difference. Ruben stuck his next out there and before he could get the ball out of his glove he’s getting tackled. I don’t get it. It’s sad. There’s got to be something in there that says you have to hit dirt, you’ve got to slide, not jump in to him and knock players out of the game.”
and he missed his location on that pitch by 2 feet.I don't want to see him the rest of the playoffs.
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bytch ass with your bullshyt explanation.
