Current, former players react to Chase Utley's slide into Ruben Tejada
New York Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada falls after a slide by the Los Angeles Dodgers' Chase Utley during the seventh inning of Game 2 of the NLDS Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, in Los Angeles. Credit: AP / John McCoy
Current and former major leaguers react to Chase Utley's slide into Ruben Tejada:
That was not a slide and that is not how u 'go in hard'!
— Chipper Jones (@RealCJ10) October 11, 2015If 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, 2015When your back leg lands pass the bag, it's dirty.
— Alex Cora (@ac13alex) October 11, 2015that was a really weak attempt at a slide by utley😡😡😡😡
— Jose Reyes (@lamelaza_7) October 11, 2015Chase Utley s slide so dirty ...wow so late .when I played I weighed 240 and would never consider hitting someone so harg
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) October 11, 2015Always called him one of my toughest teammates...Utley showing why I always called him a winner!!! #MLBPlayoffs
— Shane Victorino (@ShaneVictorino) October 11, 2015Never 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, 2015Like it or not, Utley plays hard and I would want him on my team.
— Mark Mulder (@markmulder20) October 11, 2015
