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If this happened to a lesser-known catcher, then there would be no talk of a rule-change. That's my only problem with this situation. If rule changes were being brought up because of continuing problems with catchers being injured, that would be different...

Far as I know, nobody talked about the guy Pete Rose ran over in the All-Star game back in the 70's. I maybe wrong, but that guy never played again after that. And that was a All-Star game!!!

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Originally posted 08:00 AM ET  05.29 by BR549

Far as I know, nobody talked about the guy Pete Rose ran over in the All-Star game back in the 70's. I maybe wrong, but that guy never played again after that. And that was a All-Star game!!!

You're not wrong. But because he wasn't a star and was simply a good player, it didn't matter that his career was done.

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Originally posted 02:17 PM ET  05.29 by hellhound

You're not wrong. But because he wasn't a star and was simply a good player, it didn't matter that his career was done.

Ray Fosse was never the same after that hit.

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Originally posted 02:20 PM ET  05.29 by hbomb

Ray Fosse was never the same after that hit.

And yet they didn't ban collisions with catchers.

The only people calling for rule changes are people in the Giants organization, Giants fans, and Poseys agent. You don't have to worry about anything changing. It won't happen.

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Originally posted 08:00 AM ET  05.29 by BR549

Far as I know, nobody talked about the guy Pete Rose ran over in the All-Star game back in the 70's. I maybe wrong, but that guy never played again after that. And that was a All-Star game!!!

nuff said

That was Ray Fosse, but he did play again... In fact, he played 42 more games in 1970 after that mid-season All Star collision and won the Gold Glove in both 1970 & 1971. Later, when Rose was imprisoned for tax evasion, he was sent for five months to the U.S. Penitentiary in Fosse's home town of Marion, Ill.!

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Originally posted 03:08 AM ET  06.22 by TnerB57

I remember that as well, fellow greybeard.

That must be why we like each other!