The call was good, it's the rule that's bad. He had both feet entirely in the area where you can't be, and that made it an easy call. The rule states that you have to run in the runner's lane and can only be on the base when you get there. If you have one foot touching outside the runner's lane partially, you are out if you interfere. The fact that he had both feet entirely outside the runner's lane made this call very easy. It's kinda dumb, like how fumbling out of the endzone is a touchback, but the rule is the rule.
Then call out every guy that does it.
That could be once an inning. Especially on a bunt.
He ran in a straight line and it was a terrible judgement call. The ball hit him in the back of the leg when he had one foot on first base.
It was a Bad throw, nothing else.
Trea Turner did nothing to interfere with that play. The pitcher screwed it up and was rewarded by a bad call.
Joe Torre looked like an idiot in his post game presser defending it, btw in that presser he said Turner was called out because he interfered at first base, not cause he had 1 cm of shoe on the grass for a few steps, which again happens all the time. So, the question to everyone is How does Turner run through the bag any differently then every baseball player alive has always run through the bag? lol
It doesn't come into play very often. Only if the ball hits you or you hit the first baseman. Once again, you are not allowed to run outside the runner's lane, no matter how straight of a line you run. Yes, everyone does it, and yes, it almost never comes into play....they should change the rule. And yes, the runner's lane is completely in foul territory and makes little sense. But the Nats did not get screwed by a bad call.
So when the ball struck Turner, where was he? Outside the base running path?
I guess my point here is that Torre said the call was made because he interfered at first? When clearly he did not.
And if that's only a rule thing then fine, change the rule I agree. But really it was a judgement call by the Ump.
Does anyone think Hinch comes out to argue if Turner was ruled safe?
The rule was designed for a guy who purposely runs down the grass in fair territory to impede a throw to first, at no time was the throw even close to in jeopardy because of Turner's running, it was just a poor throw.
I guess my point here is that Torre said the call was made because he interfered at first? When clearly he did not.
And if that's only a rule thing then fine, change the rule I agree. But really it was a judgement call by the Ump.
Does anyone think Hinch comes out to argue if Turner was ruled safe?
The rule was designed for a guy who purposely runs down the grass in fair territory to impede a throw to first, at no time was the throw even close to in jeopardy because of Turner's running, it was just a poor throw.
Seems crazy to me that if you fumble at the 1 inch line, you keep the ball but if you fumble past the pylon it's a turnover and the defense gets a 20 yard mark up. To me, why not let the offense keep the ball. Maybe move it back to the 5 or 10 as a severe penalty....but a turnover? I dunno. The rule is the rule, though, so it's fair for everyone.
