The Chirp: Chase Utley Slide Edition

that was a really weak attempt at a slide by utley????

— Jose Reyes (@lamelaza_7) October 11, 2015

It bothered me to see Utley's slide and the way he went after Tejada. Being a 2nd base man he needed to think how to break the DP not hisleg

— Pedro Martinez (@45PedroMartinez) October 11, 2015

If you tell Utley to teach kids to slide on second base? Would he teach them the way he slided tonight?

— Pedro Martinez (@45PedroMartinez) October 11, 2015

W/O even discussing the nature of the slide/tackle...I don't see how runner was awarded 2nd base when he made NO attempt to touch bag.

— Jeremy Guthrie (@TheRealJGuts) October 11, 2015

Always called him one of my toughest teammates...Utley showing why I always called him a winner!!! #MLBPlayoffs

— Shane Victorino (@ShaneVictorino) October 11, 2015

Never wanna see anyone get hurt but I have seen worse but the magnitude of this one will bring up a lot of debate for sure!!! #MLBPlayoffs

— Shane Victorino (@ShaneVictorino) October 11, 2015

Lots of opinions on-was it clean, was it a late slide, was it this-that! Feel bad for Tejada getting hurt? https://t.co/lsdfsPUHLq

— Shane Victorino (@ShaneVictorino) October 11, 2015

That's good baseball by Mr. Utley right there...

— Tony Gwynn Jr. (@tonygwynnjr) October 11, 2015

... Sucks to see Tejada hurt on the play tho!

— Tony Gwynn Jr. (@tonygwynnjr) October 11, 2015

Look... No doubt we should all be sensitive to the fact Tejada got hurt on the play. The fact remains that had Tejada not needed to spin...

— Tony Gwynn Jr. (@tonygwynnjr) October 11, 2015

He would have been able to evade or protect himself better and possibly turn the double play.

— Tony Gwynn Jr. (@tonygwynnjr) October 11, 2015

The agree that the slide was late, but not dirty! #NLDS2015 #DodgersMets

— Tony Gwynn Jr. (@tonygwynnjr) October 11, 2015

Ok... After a few more looks at it, Utley should have come in lower. I think the idea of coming in hard and breaking it up was right tho!

— Tony Gwynn Jr. (@tonygwynnjr) October 11, 2015

Littttttttttt they going nuts #Dodgers

— Jordan Clarkson (@JordanClarksons) October 11, 2015

What chase utley do?

— FOST (@GeorgeFoster72) October 11, 2015

What?! Controversy call in a playoff game?! This has NEVER happened!....

— Cody Decker (@Decker6) October 11, 2015

Like it or not, Utley plays hard and I would want him on my team.

— Mark Mulder (@markmulder20) October 11, 2015

Relax people. I never said it wasn't a late/dirty slide. I love Twitter.

— Mark Mulder (@markmulder20) October 11, 2015

When your back leg lands pass the bag, it's dirty.

— Alex (@ac13alex) October 11, 2015

#HARDNOSE

— Dallas Braden (@DALLASBRADEN209) October 11, 2015

They boys up in replay in NYC gonna have some questions to answer very soon...

— Dallas Braden (@DALLASBRADEN209) October 11, 2015

Like anything else in the world, it's legal til' it ain't. @ this point, "dirty" is an interpretation until the rules are changed. #evolve

— Dallas Braden (@DALLASBRADEN209) October 11, 2015

It's not a difficult assessment to make. It was late, it was high, but... It was legal. Our game is constantly evolving. This will help.

— Dallas Braden (@DALLASBRADEN209) October 11, 2015

It's interference if the fielder is attempting to make a play on the ball, or if the runner makes contact whilst unable to reach the bag.

— Dallas Braden (@DALLASBRADEN209) October 11, 2015

So let's figure this out. Utley made no effort to slide to the bag, then go back, and touch the bag, runs off the field, and

— Frank J. Viola, Jr. (@FrankViola16) October 11, 2015

Then is called safe. Something very wrong with this picture!!!

— Frank J. Viola, Jr. (@FrankViola16) October 11, 2015

Dirty play by utley

— JOSE MOLINA (@Joeycatch8) October 11, 2015

Now watching that utley slide I feel both could have done that play better. Sad to see guys get hurt trying to play game hard

— Dontrelle Willis (@DTrainMLB) October 11, 2015