[alnorth]

Yeah, I'm not a traditionalist on this, I'm willing to give the new rule a go, I have no desire to see an intentional collision at home. A rule is very hard to write since you have to acknowledge that the catcher might get drawn into the running lane by an errant throw, but if the catcher has the ball standing in front of the plate staring you down, I don't feel you have the God-given right to blow him up. You either need to pull off a miraculous Houdini move where you somehow avoid all contact, or you need to turn around.