Big day for rules changes! Let's take a look . . .
1. Players no longer allowed to kill each other on slides at second base.
New Rule 6.01(j) has been added to the existing Rule 6.01 that deals with "Interference, Obstruction, and Catcher Collisions." I guess you can call it the Chase Utley Rule, much like the 1970s had the Hal McRae Rule. Players won't like the rule; they'll argue it limits their aggressiveness, but getting rid of the last vestige of the no-holds-barred style of play that John McGraw and the 1890s Orioles made famous is a good thing.