I'm all for the playing hard, and I hate that the plate collisions have been banned.
But Utley didn't even begin his slide till he was past the bag.
And he couldn't even touch the bag from the distance he was at.
There's always a fine line on things like this.
Utley went WAY past it.
Of course, I can't say that I've seen how the league handled similar infractions this season.
That should be the barometer.
If the play is deemed legal, then the broken leg is inconsequential.
If the play is dirty, then the injury has to be taken into account.
And if the league has ignored this all year, then Play Ball!
