Chase Utley’s vicious take-out slide of Ruben Tejada resulted in a broken leg, an abrupt tidal shift of Game 2 of the NLDS and an inflamed Twitter world.
Former and current Mets, players across the MLB, analysts and lay fans alike erupted after Utley was ruled safe on a controversial take-out slide in the seventh inning on Saturday, helping the Dodgers spark a rally in an eventual 5-2 Los Angeles victory, evening the series at 1-1.
But long after the former Phillie fractured Tejada’s right fibula — long after the game was over — social media was aflame at the veteran second baseman and the rules that allowed the play to be reviewed. While “neighborhood” plays are not reviewable, the umpires determined that the play could be seen as a force play — and a play in which Utley was never forced out or tagged.
That explanation wasn’t doing it for Twitter:
https://twitter.com/kevinburkhardt/status/653061028612214788
https://twitter.com/JUST_JUP/status/653073179942895617
https://twitter.com/Anthony_Recker/status/653055854850260992
https://twitter.com/lamelaza_7/status/653053550117818370
https://twitter.com/BartHubbuch/status/653054895424176129
https://twitter.com/BobbyBigWheel/status/653055214367453184
https://twitter.com/JerryBlevins_13/status/653059527605133312
https://twitter.com/lverrett4/status/653055134180765696
https://twitter.com/NYP_Brooksie/status/653066968564674560
https://twitter.com/notthefakeSVP/status/653062989323632640
