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Rose / Fosse / ASG: What would happen today? [View all]
It happened 45 years ago this month. In fact, it’ll be 45 years to the day on Tuesday when the All-Star Game is played in Cincinnati, where it also was played in 1970.
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Rose barreling around third on Jim Hickman’s single to center. Leo Durocher frantically waving Rose home. Fosse moving up the line to position himself for Amos Otis’ throw. Rose lowering his left shoulder and plowing into Fosse. Fosse tumbling backward and winding up crouched over on his knees. Rose being congratulated by on-deck hitter Dick Dietz and others for scoring the winning run.
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So if it happened today? Two significant factors to consider: the rule change on home-plate collisions and the difference in treating injuries.
In Fosse’s day, catchers were vulnerable, easy targets for runners to knock over. It came with the territory — up until last year when baseball adopted Rule 7.13, designed to curtail home-plate collisions by giving runners a path to the plate and forbidding catchers from blocking the plate without the ball.
FULL STORY: http://www.sfgate.com/athletics/shea/article/Shea-What-if-Rose-Fosse-were-on-collision-6379587.php
SNIP
Rose barreling around third on Jim Hickman’s single to center. Leo Durocher frantically waving Rose home. Fosse moving up the line to position himself for Amos Otis’ throw. Rose lowering his left shoulder and plowing into Fosse. Fosse tumbling backward and winding up crouched over on his knees. Rose being congratulated by on-deck hitter Dick Dietz and others for scoring the winning run.
SNIP
So if it happened today? Two significant factors to consider: the rule change on home-plate collisions and the difference in treating injuries.
In Fosse’s day, catchers were vulnerable, easy targets for runners to knock over. It came with the territory — up until last year when baseball adopted Rule 7.13, designed to curtail home-plate collisions by giving runners a path to the plate and forbidding catchers from blocking the plate without the ball.
FULL STORY: http://www.sfgate.com/athletics/shea/article/Shea-What-if-Rose-Fosse-were-on-collision-6379587.php
Definitive video:
Everytime I find myself feeling for Rose I'm reminded of this douchebag play.
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