handed down to him by major league baseball. at issue, if you haven t heard by now, utley s slide into second base in saturday night s game which the league determined was illegal. take a look. up the middle. gloved by murphy. there s one and he will not get the double play, chase utley going hard at second as the tying run scores. mets shortstop ruben tejada had his leg broken in that collision. adding insult to injury, the mets ended up losing the game after that controversial play. utley denies the play was dirty and until the mlb holds a hearing on his appeal, he can continue to play. joining me now from citi field, the site of tonight s game, is cbs sports mlb insider writer john hayman. john, thanks for being with us. sure. so, i guess the big question is he could play because he is still on appeal. do we know ben the appeals process will move forward or do you think you expect him there
two-game suspension for illegal baseball play is outrageous and completely unacceptable. chase did what all players are taught to do in this situation, break up the double play. did he do what all players would do in that situation? you know, i don t think all players would. obviously, chase utley is known as a very hard-nosed player, does everything he can to win. i do think this was beyond the pale, as i said. this was outside the lines. i think joe torre was correct in handing down a suspension. i understand that chase utley has an excellent lawyer in joel wolf and he is certainly going to very aggressively defend him in this case. as i said, with the president being precedent being what it is, very few suspensions for these overaggressive slides. in this case, i would call it a tackle. but very few penalties for these situations. i think he has a chance to win this appeal. but in my mind, that went beyond the course of action that was warranted there. john hayman, i m still g
condemning the police department for shooting and killing an unarmed man. oakland officers are defending their actions in the death of 37-year-old derek jones shot on travbing street and seminary avenue. all started with a call for help that someone was trying to kill a woman. cecelia with the fall out and friction. cold blood. cold blood murder. that s why i think happen. witnesses heard a many as 8 shots. some say derek jones was on the ground when 2 oakland police officers fired at him. i heard a lot of shots but when on the ground i heard a couple more shot. put his hands out they kept shooting. reporter: 37-year-old jones owned this bar perfect shop on bancroft avenue. avenues husband and a father to a-year-old daughter. those who knew him can t unhow it is that he s now dead. you are saying the police officer who trained and educated and has a family to go home to can not control their gun? i m not that educated but i m not stupid. reporter: the community is