LOS ANGELES -- Clint Hurdle placed a call Friday to Joe Garagiola Jr., MLB's senior vice president of standards and on-field operations. But not to complain about the Chris Coghlan slide that maimed Jung Ho Kang's left knee on Thursday night, costing him the rest of the season -- as Hurdle noted, too many people do nothing but complain.
The Pirates manager wanted discuss the rules that currently allow baserunners to veer five feet from the bag to take out middle men on double plays.
The subject is dear to Hurdle, because it has cost him dearly this season -- twice.