The turning point on this rule came in Game 2 of last year’s Division Series between the Mets and Dodgers. In the seventh inning of that game, Chase Utley slid late and past the second base bag into Ruben Tejada in a clear attempt to break up a double play, breaking Tejada’s leg in the process. DALLAS — Momentum continues to build toward a fundamental change in baseball safety that could be remembered as “The Chase Utley Rule.” Commissioner Rob … So if managers can't be certain how a once-common slide into second will be called, the only safe response is to call a meeting and order the troops to slide directly into the bag. You know how that guy took the throw. Utley, who was on first base when Justin Turner doubled into leftfield, crossed into fair territory halfway between third and home and made a beeline directly for Norris, who was standing to the fair side of home plate, leaving the plate full exposed for a legal slide by Utley. Chase Utley's slide in the playoffs broke the leg of the Mets' Ruben Tejada. That would be a guy who hasn't played an inning this year, but who already feels the cloud of baseball's new sliding rule hanging over his team's season. And from this week forward, it will forever be known as the “Chase Utley Rule,” forever joined at the hip to the play in last year’s Dodger’s-Mets NLDS game in which Utley’s rolling block on Ruben Tejada broke the latter’s leg, ending his season and impairing the Mets’ chances of making it to the … Dresses and the Chase Utley Rule. The umpire shall call the runner out for interference and also call out the batter-runner because of the action of his teammate. The new rule reads: RULE 6.01(j) – SLIDING TO BASES ON DOUBLE PLAY ATTEMPTS Um, not necessarily. The Chase Utley Rule is designed to protect infielders from leg injuries at second base. Not behind the bag. In his first major league start, on April 24 against the Colorado Rockies, Utley recorded his first major league hit, a grand slam off Aaron Cook. Associated Press. And if they don't, is the game better or worse for it? "But if you just tell the athlete, 'All right, we're avoiding contact, we're not going to blow up the shortstop and we're not going to blow up the second baseman' ... that's very easy for players to understand.". Had the umpires in that game followed the rules that were already in effect, Utley’s slide would have resulted in an inning-ending double play. Because this is such a sensitive area, no one at Major League Baseball would agree to comment. Not on the bag. De 2003 à 2015, Utley évolue pour les Phillies de Philadelphie, qu'il représente 6 fois au match des étoiles et avec qui il gagne la Série mondiale 2008. "I don't understand that. And it appears likely that the next time a play like this comes along, it will result in a very different ruling. But all it took was a few calls in the first week of the season to drive home a powerful message: It isn't only a rule that has changed. He never had a chance to. He's absolutely correct, obviously. How should a play like that be called in a world with an Utley Rule in it? Rule 6.01(j) is even more clear cut, and it won’t require as long for players and managers to adjust. #unbelievable. The world has changed. And everyone has a stake in making sure that happens. That risk/reward used to be the essence of baseball. The play was a tremendous embarrassment for the league. ESPN's Buster Olney breaks down baseball's new slide rule. And suffice it to say, not all of it has been supportive. And they never seem to stop. So it was particularly hard for me to hear some of the things being said by one of them recently. Markakis, however, was ruled to have made an illegal slide, with second base umpire Paul Nauert invoking the new rule and declaring Olivera out as well. That’s an obvious violation of the third part of the definition of a “bona fide slide” in the new rule, Rule 6.01(j). The injury aside, neither Utley nor the batter, Howie Kendrick, were called out despite the fact that, per the existing rule, both runners should have been ruled out; Enrique Hernandez, who scored on the play, should have been returned to his previous base. The game is better if the stars are on the field. Will Chase Utley's slide lead to rule change? So if there is one area where everything is most likely to change, it was a central element in that play. Taken together, Utley's and Markakis’s slides suggest that, while the new rules are having their desired effect in getting umpires to honor MLB’s long-standing interference and obstruction rules, the league still has work to do to retrain its players to avoid those illegal slides in the first place. In effect, what Rule 6.01(j) does is to remove the “in the judgment of the umpire” part of that rule, replacing it with specific language defining a legal slide. Copy link. Rule 6.01 (j) reads that the runner has to make a "bona fide slide" and should be "able and attempt to remain on the base (except home plate) after the completion of the slide." The former WNBA champ and current New Orleans Pelicans executive has an honest conversation about being a Black woman in sports. We had a tough time finding anyone in baseball who thinks so. "And it has a lot to do with [the owners] upstairs. According to the rule, a “bona fide slide” occurs when the runner: • (1) begins his slide (i.e., makes contact with the ground) before reaching the base; But was the Utley Rule also intended to decide games based on what Hinch describes as "these small, fine-print details" that define what now constitutes a legal slide, regardless of any other circumstances involved in the play? All Rights Reserved. Markakis didn’t make contact with Murphy until after he had released his throw, and Olivera reached first base while the throw was still only halfway there. Barcelona dominated Athletic Bilbao on Saturday by a 4–0 score, with two goals scored by Lionel Messi. When Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Chase Utley violently collided with Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada on a takeout slide during Game 2 of the National League Division Series, the sports atmosphere nearly spontaneously combusted. Oct. 11 , 2015 Updated: Oct. 11, 2015 5:42 p.m. Facebook Twitter Email. Here’s what Chase Utley thinks of the new slide rule he helped introduce. But that's the problem with trying to turn simple concepts -- like protecting the Ruben Tejadas of the planet -- into rules. "Everybody wants to get it right," Hinch said. Though the ruling on the field was that two runs scored, officials in New York overturned it. Chase Utley slide rule will change the game for the better It was the slide heard round the world last October. Gregory Bull / AP. "We just need to figure out how to do it as quickly as possible. "I think what happens sometimes in competition is that athleticism, and the speed of the game, overtakes any sort of intellectual application of the rule," Hinch said. On Jackie Robinson Day, the baseball world paid tribute to a legend, Lapchick: MLB hits milestones in racial and gender hiring. But whether or not any formal tweak, clarification or rewording is coming, umpires have been deluged with daily feedback on how they've interpreted this rule in the first week and a half of the season. The call was a game-ending "slide-off," in the ninth inning of a two-run game between the Astros and Milwaukee Brewers last Friday. The Dodgers’ Chase Utley drove off the road, so to speak, slid into Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada and broke his leg during last year’s playoffs, and suddenly there was a … ", Padres manager Andy Green agreed: "For us right now, until we get that old instinct broken, it's just, go straight into the bag, because the risk/reward isn't enough when you go after the guy.". How could this have been ruled a double play -- let alone a game-ending double play -- when the Brewers (and, specifically, shortstop Jonathan Villar) weren't even attempting to complete a double play? Buck will reportedly be considered for the permanent spot as host of the iconic gameshow. Indications are that umpires have had that message delivered emphatically since that call rocked the sport. - But if the runner makes contact with the infielder while attempting a "bona fide" slide, he would not be called for interference. Period. The new rule, announced in February, is Rule 6.01, but was called “The Chase Utley Rule” by many. Position: Second Baseman Bats: Left • Throws: Right 6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg) Born: December 17, 1978 in Pasadena, CA us But when you've got all that action happening at the same time, and he's thinking, 'I'm going to go first to third,' and now, 'I'm trying to get in the way of the ball being hit behind me,' and then, 'If the throw comes toward me, I want it to hit me because I'm the tying run,' to, 'Now I've got to slide, and I just slid, and I slid past the base.' Time to address the slide rule...again? There was always an understanding, Clark said, that MLB and the union would have ongoing dialogue about those challenges after the season began, "and that is happening here as we speak.". Watch later. So as baseball considers the furor over the Rasmus call and several others, it's factoring in that basic truth: Change is hard. And by that we mean ... CAN THERE BE INTERFERENCE WITHOUT CONTACT? The game was called off due to COVID-19 issues within the Twins organization, with at least one Twins player reportedly testing positive. You know how hard the ball was hit. You've watched many games. Chase Utley, Ian Kinsler, and The Rule of 2,000 (The Hall of Fame Case) - YouTube. But if there had been no need for that shortstop to jump, he could have turned a double play. But in the year 2016, league officials and umpires are still debating whether that now deserves to be known as "interference." Not clear yet. Anthony Rendon fielded the ball and threw to Daniel Murphy to start a double play, but Murphy’s pivot throw was not in time to get Olivera at first. And this rule represents a dramatic change, not just in how runners slide into second base and how umpires call those plays, but in mindset. MLB Power Rankings Week 2: Which hot starts led to a big move up our list? New 'Chase Utley Rule' Rays manager Kevin Cash asked for a replay review, claiming Jose Bautista violated the new "Chase Utley Rule" governing slides on potential double plays. They’re always my team. But the voice of the Chase Utley Rule? But Hinch won't be happy to learn that, after nearly a week of debating that principal, it appears that the folks in charge aren't sure they agree. Does it really make any sense to award a team a double play when it wasn't even attempting to turn a double play? The "Chase Utley Rule" represents a dramatic change in baseball and a big test to find the sweet spot between the mandate of safety and the essence of competition. So it's time, Hinch said, to address the strict interpretation of that fine print, the way baseball has in recent years with the home-plate collision rule and the transfer rule. He was struck out swinging by Jeff Suppan in his first at-bat. Other executives in the game are downplaying the odds of that happening any time soon. After Nick Markakis led off the inning with a walk, Max Scherzer got Hector Olivera to chop a ground ball to third base. "Every time I talk about this," he said, "I encourage everybody to write that the spirit of the rule is spot-on ... because I think what they're doing is right. I'm fine with that.". If you're the umpire, you know who's running. There was no need for the umpires to invoke the home plate collision rule on that play, as Norris easily tagged Utley out. The call that caused his team to lose a game in which "we only got 26 outs," the manager said. They don't want them on the 60-day disabled list.". Let's start with this reality: Change is hard. Get all of Cliff Corcoran’s stories as soon as they’re published. I just think they went too far.". They're paying them a lot of money. In that play in Milwaukee, his player slid past the bag, in violation of the letter of the rule. That part of the definition states that the runner should be “able and attempt to remain on the base (except home plate) after the completion of the slide.” Markakis wasn’t sliding into second base; he was sliding into Murphy, and the umpires were correct to invoke the new rule to call Olivera out as a penalty for that slide. So what are they discussing? Codifying a legal slide was necessary because umpires were not reliably invoking the interference rule on runners attempting to break up double plays. The Ozzie Smiths and Robbie Alomars of yesteryear once needed to call on all their acrobatic creativity to turn a double play. ", On the other side, the head of the players' union, Tony Clark, was similarly cautious, only saying that "any changes to the rules oftentimes present challenges that you don't anticipate." PHOENIX -- Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association jointly announced the adoption of two rule changes for 2016, most notably clarification of the … I have been a Blue Jays fan for ages. That feels like as simple a way to lay out the principal involved here to everyone -- players and umpires alike -- as you'll ever find. Not to mention the call that inspired this tweet from the incumbent AL Cy Young winner, Dallas Keuchel: Are we even playing baseball anymore??? Without mentioning the umpires directly, Clark said that baseball may need to "tweak and clarify" certain aspects of the rule. He was optioned back to the minors on April 30 recalled by the Phillies again in August 2003, to replace Plácido Polanco at second base (Polanco was moved to third to compensate for the loss of third baseman David Bell to the Tap to unmute. Here’s a look at where Markakis was relative to the bag when his slide finally came to a stop. The turning point on this rule came in Game 2 of last year’s Division Series between the Mets and Dodgers. "If it's not even an attempt to make a double play, why is it an automatic double play?" - Baserunners can no longer use a "roll block" on an infielder to break up a double play. Where is this leading? “I think that will definitely help keep guys healthy, for sure,” Dodgers infielder Chase Utley said. But now the Utley Rule has presented a test that baseball has to pass. But per the new rule, “If the umpire determines that the runner violated this Rule 6.01(j), the umpire shall declare both the runner and batter-runner out.” There are no qualifications there, and there is no judgment call to be made about whether or not the batter would have been out had the runner not interfered with the fielder. - A runner sliding into second has to make "a bona fide attempt" not just to slide into the base, but also to "remain on the base.". I don't want to lose games. Utley was one of the premier second basemen in baseball during his 13 years in Philadelphia. But it has already cost the Blue Jays a game on an iffy replay ruling. Common sense might actually triumph after all -- on that front. - If a runner makes contact with the infielder illegally, both he and the batter would be called out. That’s because of the new “Chase Utley Rule” in Major League Baseball, which tries to eliminate “illegal slides.” We knew that it wouldn’t be too long before another team was screwed out of […] Chase Utley has a Rule Named After Him. He isn't the only one who sees it that way. It didn’t take long for the new “Chase Utley rule” to cause an uproar in baseball, and I’m not even talking about Jose Bautista’s slide that cost the Toronto Blue "When I was learning how to turn double plays, I was learning how to cheat off the bag, how to get away from the bag and not hold the bag. Now we're mandating that guys go over the base. Chase Utley Slides into the MLB Rule Book. "So whether the guy is making a play or not, if there's no contact, I don't see how there could be any possible violation," Hinch said. April 7, 2016 by catcunningham. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. The game has changed. © 2021 ABG-SI LLC. For the second consecutive night, the Dodgers beat the Padres in dramatic fashion, this time thanks to their fill-in center fielder. Download the new Sports Illustrated app (iOS or Android) and personalize your experience by following your favorite teams and SI writers. 0 Comments. Not surprisingly, the Rasmus play has been a huge topic in these discussions. He'll be delighted to know then that multiple sources report that the powers that be are, in fact, talking about this rule. By Chuck Hixson Feb 25, 2016 . Markakis’s slide was clearly in violation according to both the letter and the spirit of the rule. And you know what? And that is the umpires who have to digest these new rules and make calls they've never made before, in real time, with games on the line. It's hard to believe the union thinks so. On a play at the plate in the top of the third inning of that game, Utley slid directly into Padres catcher Daniel Norris rather than sliding to the plate, which was left wide open by Norris’s positioning on the play. Suppose, for instance, the shortstop would have been hit by a slide like that if he hadn't sensed that hit coming and jumped over the runner? Chase Cameron Utley (né le 17 décembre 1978 à Pasadena, Californie, États-Unis) est un joueur de deuxième but des Dodgers de Los Angeles de la Ligue majeure de baseball. • (3) is able and attempts to remain on the base (except home plate) after completion of the slide; and But if it turns out that it's still going to be considered interference, is that what players really were endorsing when they voted to approve this rule? As soon as it comes time to put those concepts into words, the complications start coming. The call that caused Major League Baseball to start "burning up the phone lines," in the words of one executive, trying to work out with both umpires and players how this rule should be fairly applied. “Did Chase catch him good? • MORE MLB: Royals get best of Mets once again in 2016 season opener. It’s important to note here that the out at first base was indeed a penalty for an illegal slide. Ask the manager of the Astros how he'd rework the Utley Rule in eight easy words, and Hinch has the answer: "There should be no violation with no contact.". Yeah. Utley, meanwhile, was up to his old tricks on Opening Day in the Dodgers’ 15–0 win over the Padres in San Diego. So whaddaya know. It requires that runners try to make a … And there's no doubt it is going to succeed in doing that, in exactly the same way that the "Buster Posey Rule" has been keeping catchers out of the emergency room. They don't want their people getting hurt. And all sides acknowledged that it would be impossible to know exactly how everyone would adapt to this change until the games started. But one ripple effect, if this rule is going to be enforced this strictly, is that the sport risks losing part of its competitive edge -- and even some of its artistry. As a result of the Chase Utley/Ruben Tejada play, baseball reacted by changing the rules related to slides at second base. It has to find that sweet spot between the mandate of safety and the essence of competition. By Alex Ott* It was the fibula crack heard ‘round the world. And games have been lost because of that. (1:53). Not to the satisfaction of the Astros, anyway. Last Wednesday we told you how Chase Utley cost the Toronto Blue Jays a ball game that he wasn’t even playing in. (1:53), More drama for Dodgers-Padres, this time with Clayton Kershaw's bat and Mookie Betts' glove, DeGrom strikes out 9 in row, 14 in all, in win, Twins-Angels games PPD due to COVID concerns, Braves' Kazmar plays in first MLB game since '08, Brewers' Yelich lands on IL with lower back strain, Yankees' Sanchez injures hand; X-rays negative, Royals trade Heath to D-backs for minor leaguer, Five hours, 12 innings and 17 runs: Dodgers-Padres Game 1 lives up to the hype. We'd be happy to answer those questions. Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association jointly announced the inception of a new rule governing slides on possible double plays that bans the … If baseball could just find a way to keep it that simple, you could argue that everyone would be better off. That's a lot to ask of an athlete going in at full speed -- when no harm was done. The shortstop had already taken the throw and moved away. The play in question came in the bottom of the seventh inning of the Nationals’ 4–3 win over the Braves. So what happens the next time there's a play that fits that description? Doubtful. Not surprisingly then, it's actually the umpires who have been receiving almost nonstop input from the commissioner's office about how some of these plays have been called. - Runners will not be allowed to change their "pathway to the base" in the middle of a slide to break up a double play. • (2) is able and attempts to reach the base with his hand or foot; But are they getting ready to change it, rewrite it or redefine it in any massive way? "My players joke with me that I'm the spokesman for the rule now. Just slide straight into the base,'" Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. NEW YORK -- Dodgers infielder Chase Utley was suspended for Games 3 and 4 of the best-of-five National League Division Series by MLB chief baseball officer Joe Torre for his takeout slide that broke the leg of Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada in Game 2 Saturday night. On the surface, the new rule protecting fielder's would, of course, helped out Tejada but the rule goes too far. "I get asked about it every day," said A.J. Shopping. MLB’s new rule protecting infielders from aggressive slides was invoked for the first time on Monday, providing us with a textbook example of what is now an illegal slide as well as a primer on how the new rule works. Hinch, frustrated manager of the Houston Astros. You're an umpire. Today is the 42nd birthday for Chase Utley, who had a distinguished 16-year Major League Baseball career with the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles.Utley made six All-Star teams during his years on the diamond and won a World Series ring with the 2008 Phils. "And now they're fighting that instinct as they go into the bag.". So it's a complete different way of turning double plays.". And I hope they're working on it.". And how is this rule changing baseball? It was a head-scratching ruling, from second-base ump Dan Bellino, that turned a routine forceout at second into a very strange double play, and left the Astros asking two exceptionally logical questions: How could the guy who slid into second, Colby Rasmus, have been called for interference when he never made contact with anybody on the other team? "There's a rewiring on the defensive side, too," said Green, who started out as a second baseman and eventually played all over the infield in his 10 professional seasons. If they played in this age, with nothing to fear, would they still have to use all their creative gifts? By Andrew Porter February 26, 2016 at 8:28 am. But Rasmus never did slide into the shortstop. Nonetheless, Utley’s slide would have been in violation and necessitated an out call at home had he otherwise been safe via the action of the play. Though Markakis did hit the ground before reaching the base (albeit barely) and was well within reach of the base, he slid directly at Murphy with the obvious intention of breaking up the double play, and he did so with such force that his momentum carried him well beyond the bag. Chase Utley. The ball simply wasn’t hit hard enough for the Nationals to turn the double play, and had Markakis made a legal slide, Olivera would have been safe on a fielder’s choice. We might have a tough time finding anyone on earth who thinks so. Utley made his major league debut on April 4, 2003, as a pinch hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The game needs to evolve, of course. What he sees, what so many of his fellow managers and their coaching staffs see, is a well-intentioned rule that was meant to protect middle infielders from what Hinch calls "the catastrophic, violent play." Breaking up a double play has always been illegal. Utley will appeal the discipline, according to his agent, Joel Wolfe. However, they did issue this statement to ESPN: "With any new rule, we actively monitor how it is called in the beginning of the season, and we will continue to work with players, umpires and coaching staffs to make sure it's applied appropriately. Utley recklessly attempted to help his team by injuring another player. "I mean, in Colby's case, he knows what he did. And writing those million-dollar checks is easier to justify if the stars are on the field. MLB changed the slide rule this season in an attempt to avoid incidents like in last year's playoffs when Chase Utley broke Ruben Tejada's leg when trying to break up a double play. 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