MLB: Cubs-Manager compares home plate rule with limo tax

Cubs manager Joe Maddon, after his team’s 2-5 defeat in the first match of the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, has voiced strong criticism of the collision rule on the home plate.After one decision per Dodger had failed, he was thrown out of the game due to his protests.

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Dodgers-Shortstop Charlie Culberson was at the stand of 4:2 in the seventh inning after a single of Justin Turner actually caught on the home plate and touched by Cubs-Catcher Willson Contreras and was made of it.After a challenge from the host team, however, it was decided by video evidence that Contreras had illegally blocked the entire way to the base: Culberson was safe, it was 5:2.

Maddon had already complained so much about this decision during the game that he was expelled from the field by crew chief Mike Winters.After the match, he renewed his criticism at the press conference.However, not at the referees, but at the rule in itself.

“I entirely disagree with this interpretation and the content of the rule.And that’s what I’ve been doing from day one:” It was a beautiful move,”which is now interpreted as the limo tax in Chicago,” not all the rules or laws are automatically good.Only a few days ago, a controversial tax on lemonades was withdrawn in Chicago.

The rule says that the catcher must not block the runner’s path until he is in possession of the ball.If the Umpire seems to be blocking the path without a ball, it could signal the runner as save, even if he should not touch the plate.

Maddon’s argumentation according to which the Contrera’s litter forced him into the direction of the foul line, his technique had been perfect.Anyone who has ever played baseball himself would agree with him.

Maddon was not the only Cubs player to get angry with the decision,”This comes directly from[the MLB headquarters in] New York,”said Pitcher John Lackey.He had already discussed with the Umpires that “Baseball is getting softer and softer.A sad development that has taken our sport.It was a perfect move by[Contreras] and he was punished for it.”

Contreras himself declared sarcastically:”I think we should go to Walmart, buy some toys and play with them”.

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