Brad Ausmus on the collision at homeplate

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[HeavenlyHalos]

I have been critical of Asmus but love the bluntness of that statement.

[TroutField]

Other than his Handling of the pitchers he’s been good. His bluntness has been nice 

[Blarg]

Asmus should have demanded Marisnick be ejected for changing his path and using his shoulder to spear LuCroy. Scioscia would have been in the home umpire's face and demanded they do a review for rules violation.

When Marisnick wasn't ejected Asmus should have filed a protest. Asmus is a shitty manager, he should know the rulebook and beat the umpires over the head with it.

[ScottT]

I dunno.  He changed directions.  Not to hit Lucroy, but to try to score.  I don't think that is suspension worthy.  

Rough week for this team. Damn, 

[eligrba]

Looked like pass interference to me.

[ScottT]

Marisnick changed directions, but clearly didn't know where the ball was coming. How could he?  That was not dirty.  No way.  

[Blarg]

3 minutes ago, ScottT said:

I dunno.  He changed directions.  Not to hit Lucroy, but to try to score.  I don't think that is suspension worthy.  

Rough week for this team. Damn, 

Oh for fucks sake, Scott, he stepped into Lucroy. He was coming down the outside line and took a big step inside to where Lucroy was fixed, where there was no clear path to the plate and lowered his shoulder to wipe him out. If he stayed on his path he slides on the outside side of the plate away from Lucroy.

This was a dirty play. He is going to be suspended.

[ScottT]

Marisnick and Lucroy move in the same direction at the same time.

 

[ScottT]

No way.  Y'all are nuts.  That was not dirty.  

[Broad Street]

2 things stand out immediately to me...

1) Marisnik has the back half of the plate all day the whole way on that play, yet he launches himself at the front portion of the plate with his shoulder down. 

 

2) How often do players try and slide in safe to home on the front part of the plate? Especially when they can see the whole back half wide open?

 

Even if it wasn’t intentionally dirty, it’s a dumb facking play that has me questioning Marisnik’s intelligence. 

[Claude]

Lost is the fact that Lucroy never cleanly catches the ball. The ball is coming out of his mitt before any contact is made (watch the replay in slow motion) so therefore Marisnick getting called out for his aggressive approach actually bails Lucroy out. 

 

 

 

Edited July 8, 2019 by Calzone 2

[ScottT]

Marisnick may be able to get to the back half of the plate but he has no idea where the ball is coming.... and therefore where Lucroy is going.  They went the same way nearly simultaneuously.

[ScottT]

Marisnick even went back the other way but it was too late.

[DMVol]

31 minutes ago, ScottT said:

No way.  Y'all are nuts.  That was not dirty.  

The Angel manager disagrees.

[Claude]

42 minutes ago, Blarg said:

 If he stayed on his path he slides on the outside side of the plate away from Lucroy.

 

He would've been safe because Lucroy never caught the ball. The ball comes out of his mitt before any contact.

Edited July 8, 2019 by Calzone 2

[ScottT]

The A

8 minutes ago, DMVol said:

The Angel manager disagrees.

I wonder if he saw the angle from behind home plate before he made that comment 

Oh, and being the Angels manager.... considering  this week...he might be a bit biased and angry.  

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50 minutes ago, ScottT said:

Marisnick changed directions, but clearly didn't know where the ball was coming. How could he?  That was not dirty.  No way.  

I 100% disagree.  Knowing where the ball is isnt the issue, knowing where the catcher is is.  He could have easily slide to the outside and had a higher chance of being safe and avoided the contact altogether.  He changed direction into Lucroy going from outside the line to in, and put his head down.  It was deliberate, it was butch, and he should be suspended

[DMVol]

4 minutes ago, ScottT said:

I wonder if he saw the angle from behind home plate before he made that comment 

Oh, and being the Angels manager.... considering  this week...he might be a bit biased and angry.  

I don’t know...Ausmus doesn’t seem hesitant to say what he thinks....He’s pretty honest, without sounding like a whiner... refreshing actually....

[ScottT]

I dont think Ausmus is bullshitting. I think he's human.

I guess you guys are, too

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[Claude]

Marisnick is called safe.

 

in 1970

[floplag]

6 minutes ago, ScottT said:

I dont think Ausmus is bullshitting. I think he's human.

I guess you guys are, too

Did you actually watch the play?  Cause i honestly dont think you did based on your description.  

[Jeff Fletcher]

Lucroy was inside the whole time. There was no time when Marisnick should have been going to the inside. 

I can’t read his mind so I don’t know if it was malicious or just careless, but it was definitely against the rules. 

[Fish Oil]

Yepper. The back half of the plate was open. Dude changed his line to the plate in a manner that made a collision unavoidable, then put his shoulder into Lucroy's head.
Rather than speculate on his thought process, let the actions speak for themselves.