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If This Is How MLB's New Home-Plate Rule Will Be Applied, We Hate It [Update]In the fourth inning of today's Pirates-Cubs game, even the WGN announcers were incredulous that Starlin Castro was ruled safe on this play at the plate. It turned out to be the first questionable use of a new MLB rule meant to crack down on collisions at the plate....

MLB Bans Home-Plate Collisions, But Not ReallyHere is the newly approved (and "experimental" ) Rule 7.13. You need only pay attention to the parts I've bolded....

It Looks Like MLB Will Be Eliminating Home Plate CollisionsThe MLB rules committee has voted to make collisions at home plate illegal. This isn't an official rule change yet, as the decision still has to be approved by the players, but it sure looks like the home plate collision's place in baseball is no more. ...

Minor League Catcher Hospitalized After Brutal Home Plate Collision

Warning: Watching this video might make your teeth rattle....

Jonathan Toews Went To A Hockey Camp And Checked A Child To The Ice (Video)

What happens here is clearly an accidental collision involving Jonathan Toews, the Chicago Blackhawks' captain. But it's hard to tell what's worse: The faint, cringe-inducing wail of the child Toews inadvertently knocks over, or the complete indifference to the youngster shown by Lance Brown of CT...

Wild Australian Horse Decides To Run Away From A Steeplechase Course And Over The Crowd

Your morning roundup for May 6, the day Willie Mays becomes an octogenarian....