VIDEO: Marlins furious after home-plate collision rule costs them a win
The Miami Marlins entered play Thursday with a 53-54 record and still in the hunt in the National League East. So it's easy to explain why they're furious after a controversial Rule 7.13 (home plate collision rule) interpretation turned their 1-0 lead into a 3-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.
The Marlins were leading 1-0 in the eighth inning when Giancarlo Stanton appeared to throw out Zack Cozart at home plate for the final out. However, after a six-minute review the umpire overturned the call because Jeff Mathis was blocking the plate and Cozart was ruled safe, knotting the game at 1-1. The Reds would then add two more runs in the inning and never look back.
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Marlins manager Mike Redmond was furious (as demonstrated by the above picture) with the call, resulting in his ejection.
Players and coaches involved spoke candidly about the rule after the game:
Mike Redmond: "To lose this game on a technicality is bull…." #Marlins
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Redmond on rule: "I don't really know if anybody knows how to teach it, because I don't know if anybody knows what the rule is."
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Casey McGehee: "It's not baseball anymore. It's not the game we all threw up playing. It's a joke."
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Casey McGehee: "I hope a World Series game gets decided by it. What are you going to do then?"
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Casey McGehee: "This is a grown man's sport. Nobody wants to see anybody get hurt. At the same time, we're not playing ping pong or golf."
— clarkspencer (@clarkspencer) August 1, 2014
Reds manager Bryan Price: "I think tonight's play is indicative of why we should probably go back to normal."
— clarkspencer (@clarkspencer) August 1, 2014
MLB will be reviewing the incident:
Statement from MLB: "We have begu to examine the Crew Chief Review in tonight's game…."
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