I don't think there is any way to grab Intentional Interference here folks nor is this bushleague baseball. Ill address both.
1) A lot of people are quoting 6.05(m). Sure thats the correct rule citation, however, I don't see how we can apply this rule to this play. There are three elements to consider when judging interference. i) Was the runner out of range to touch the base by either hand or foot? ii) Did the runner intentionally and deliberately alter his direction of running in order to create contact on the pivot man? iii) Did the runner do any interfering action, i.e. grabbing, holding, etc
The answer to each of these questions is no. The runner ran a straight line, even going as far to make contact with the base. There were certainly no handsy grabby nonsense by him either. From a strict rules perspective, he merely over slid the bag, which caused legal contact with the fielder.
The second part; is this bushleague baseball: Absolutely not. We need to put our heads in a professional perspective that these are big boys, they can handle the contact, and understand why it happened. Simply put, this is baseball as how it should be played. If Scutaro was on the 1st base side (To the right) of 2nd base and the runner crashed him, dare I say, this post would not even exist and my fingers would have been saved typing this out.
My two cents...enjoy the playoffs!
Also...big shout out to UMP24...Im pretty sure he'd get nailed for plagiarism, but thats okay. :P
