Had the Mets player not suffered a broken fibula, we wouldnt be talking about anymore. Mike Napoli did a similar slide into Ryan Goins of the Jays the other day and barely anyone noticed. I've seen similar plays throughout the season and nothing was done about it. Actually, those plays were treated like a big joke on the news broadcasts when the highlights were shown.
What bothered me was the fact the umpires and the replay officials rewarded him for that take-down by telling him to come out of the dugout and go back to 2nd base, even though the replay clearly showed he never came close to touching 2nd base. Had he been called out like he should have, the Mets may have just won that game.
By the way, i've watched that replay over and over and i still cant figure out what the replay officials saw that made them reverse the call. They must have absolute evidence that the 2nd baseman never touched the bag. I've yet to see an angle which showed this.
