Cubs vs.Sox brawl

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AJP went in a little hard. But I agree: you block the plate, you take what comes. I've never understood how it's legal to block the plate anyway. If a first baseman did hat to a runner coming in, it would be interference, wouldn't it?

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the rules allow a fielder to block a base as long as the fielder has the ball. It is interference when the fielder does not have the ball.