 The Red Sox and Blue Jays played a lot of close games last week and this is game one of a double header so it's only seven innings long we're in top six and the Red Sox have something brewing they got first and second only one outs brought to you by DraftKings go to DraftKings download the number one rated sports book app and use promo code Johnboy when you do watch this interesting play with an interesting ruling ground ball to third they get the out at second double play completed no safe now Verdugo was pointing back say hey he got in my way he got in my way so Verdugo knows that he might not have touched first base but the ump calls him safe and he says okay all right no problem but he then walks back and make sure that he touches first base like you know what I may not have touched it I got to make sure I establish dominance it's my first base live time everyone first saw that Verdugo didn't touch first but neither did the first baseman so how could it be anything what is the ruling here and then they're like oh wait but now his foot slides on top of first and he's got the ball in his hand that must be out they should replay this and call it out and then a lot of other people were saying well it's obstruction because you can't as a first baseman have your leg block the runner's path to the base if that was allowed every first baseman would just put their foot there and make it really difficult for runners so there were so a lot of people were saying well it was obstruction that's what they called neither are the case which is really interesting the ruling is that if the runner does not touch first base he can still be called safe if the fielder also doesn't touch first base which is bizarre but I'm guessing they made the rule that in case this happens and then the play goes on and then they challenge it after the fact I have no idea but the rule says that the runner does not have to touch first base he's safe the moment he crosses it and if he crosses it before the fielder fields it if the fielder also isn't touching first base then he's safe so that makes him safe right here as soon as the umpire calls him safe he's safe but the blue jays would have to appeal that play they would have to look at the umpire and say I think he missed first base and step on first base he would have to knowingly be appealing the fact that verdugo missed first base in order to appeal the safe call and verdugo is now looking he's just fucking bullshit he's looking at the replay because he thinks he's going to be out he says he can't set up like that so he wants obstruction little to see you know he's safe anyway and oh gary y'all's looking like uh oh I don't know if that's good for me now they get on the headphones they say safe burger says okay there you go thank you and they're like but he went over but he went over now when toriel's going to walk out and he's going to try and figure it out and you can see the umpire explained to him say after he misses he does not come set on the bag and appeal he didn't know the runner missed first so he's saying that yeah he may have had his toe on the bag here with the ball in his hand but he didn't know that verdugo missed first base and he wasn't actively looking at the umpire saying hey he missed first I got him out if he did that it would have been awarded but it's a funky ruling and because verdugo came back and established that it was his bag it's now his back if you miss it it's up to appeal so it's not just right now verdugo where the red sox coach is starting yelling at metoro like hey shut up come on we're good and he's like I'm not even I'm just listening and I'm says we're just speaking to him metoro says hey look at this guy I'll speak to him I'll speak to him metoro goes his way and the blue jays just get out of it robbie rey induces a foul pop up and he's out really interesting rule I didn't really know what was going on everywhere I saw two sides on the internet and neither side was right because it's a weird rule that says you can be safe at first even if you miss the bag as long as they also miss the bag or I guess never attempt to play bizarre rule go to draftkings.com download the app use promo code john boy when you do and maybe you'll get you know the benefit of a bizarre call like this or maybe you'll get screwed by it that's the fun