I don’t know where Ruben Tejada’s career is headed, but I do know something about Buster’s. I suggest the home plate collision rule be named the Scott Cousins rule and a rule dealing with a collision at second base should naturally be called the Chase Utley rule. If you want to name these rules, name them after the baseball player who made them necessary in the first place. Ruben Tejada wasn’t the instigator of the collision at second base on October 10 th, we have to credit Chase Utley with that monkey business. Well, Buster is not the reason for the rule‒that dubious distinction belongs to Scott Cousins. Ruben Tejada was also doing his job‒covering second, when Chase Utley barreled into him near the base. Buster was doing his job‒protecting the plate, when he was gunned down by the Scott Cousins express. In my opinion, the rule should be named after the person who, by their actions, made the rule necessary. The subsequent home plate collision rule that was enacted was dubbed “The Buster Posey Rule” by the media, making it sound like Buster is the reason for the rule. Remember when Buster Posey was gunned down at the plate by a Miami player? I know, stupid question, like we could ever forget that awful moment. Or as some of the writers have said, baseball needs to impose “The Ruben Tejada Rule.” The collision at second base during the Dodgers/Mets game Saturday has generated a discussion about the need for a collision rule at second base. I’ll recite “Casey at the Bat” three times and sing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” during the seventh inning stretch of the first world series game as my penance. Ruben is the shortstop‒he was covering second base. I think I made that abundantly clear when I referred to Ruben Tejada as the second baseman in my last blog post. For the life of me, I can’t tell you who’s on first or what’s on second. I am not adequately familiar with the Mets lineup. What we call the rule that is enacted because of the play in question.īut first‒some housekeeping. What I am here to talk about is the moniker. I am not here to debate the merits of that slide, nor am I going to talk about Chase Utley’s slide into Ruben Tejada last Saturday during Game Two of the NLDS. In May 2011, we watched our World Series championship winning, rookie of the year catcher take a hit at home plate that required surgery and cost him the remainder of the season. San Francisco Giants fans are pretty sensitive when it comes to plate collisions. Mandatory Credit: Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports Scottsdale, AZ, USA San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey (28) poses for a photo during photo day at Scottsdale Stadium.
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