Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing executes a slide so illegal it would've made the 1980s proud

Los Angeles Dodgers' catcher Dalton Rushing reminded baseball fans of a simpler time with a perfectly executed slide Tuesday night against the Pirates.

Unfortunately, it was only "perfectly executed" from about 1930 through 2016. Nowadays, what Rushing did in the fifth inning of Tuesday's eventual win over Pittsburgh is deemed illegal.

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Sad. We used to be a proper country!

Anyway, take a look, and judge for yourself:

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