Houston Astros: Three thoughts dissecting the Marisnick-Lucroy collision

Thought #2: The fallout

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Here is a tweet fromLance McCullers Jr.:

Then you have your critics, which we’ll say they’re wrong here, but they have an opinion on this matter as well. So I’m not too disappointed about those comments. But there was one comment that disappointed me the most.

That’s right!Brad Ausmus. Our former catcher turned Angels manager is suggesting Marisnick be suspended.

I never like to criticize former HoustonAstrosother than maybeCarlos Gomezand I’ve always been aBrad Ausmusfan. But I’m very disappointed with this comment. The objective is to protect the catcher, which I totally get that Brad was wanting to do.

But what irks me is that Ausmus believes Marisnick should be suspended for this play. I didn’t see this play as a suspended offense. If anything, Marisnick’s punishment happened when his run was wiped out and he was called out for “violating rule 7.13.”

Yet the way Ausmus says it makes it seem like Marisnick hit Lucroy on purpose. It angers me even writing about this from a catcher who has taken his fair share of being hit by runners at the plate. Obviously, the rules protecting catchers are severe and strict given what happened toBuster Poseyin 2011.

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