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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Sure it does. Instead of running through the guy -- as you pointed out, an aggressive, physical play that would have also been by the book -- A-Rod avoided the contact, slapped at the ball, and then told the umpires he hadn't done it. It was his moment.
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Wrong. Arroyo wouldn't have gone into the baseline. He would have stuck his glove out or tagged the base. What happened was a bang bang play. No time to slow down, calculate what Arroyo might do and then think about knocking him over. Would I have preferred that? Yez. Is it likely he would have had the opportunity? No. But don't let common sense get in the way of your analysis.
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