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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
I'm no fan of A-Rod, or his white shoes from the all-star game, but how is this "intentionally cheating" any more than an NFL lineman holding, or a cornerback hauling down a receiver trying to catch a pass, or a guard hand-checking a dribbler, or hack-a-Shaq?
Watch some baseball and you'll see all sorts of things like what you describe (I didn't see the play). The double-play slide; a runner screening a fielder from a ground ball (moving at the last moment); a first baseman sitting on a runner after an errant pickoff throw. The game has rules that bar these things (sometimes); the umps enforce the rules; the umps sometimes blow a call. It's not cheating when the umps blow the call--it's a blown call.
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"Intentionally cheating" is a bit redundant, since "cheating" probably involves some intent. So I'll concede that I used the wrong phrase.
I'll also agree that players frequently act against the rules to benefit their teams. A-Rod's play was not one of those you normally see, though.
I watch more baseball than 95% of the country.
