ATLANTA --- It has been six years, but Cubs manager Joe Maddon cited Buster Posey’s season-ending collision in 2011 when defending Anthony Rizzo for his part in a collision at the plate in Monday night’s Cubs-Padres game.
A day after Rizzo crashed into Padres catcher Austin Hedges, Maddon reiterated that he’s not in favor of Rule 7:13 that was put in place to decrease collisions and protect catchers.
“I’m really confused by why it gained so much attention only except for the fact Buster Posey got hurt a couple years ago,” Maddon said Tuesday morning on a Chicago radio station.