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27 May 2011, 05:04 AM | #1 |
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Should MLB rules be changed to protect the catcher?
Should Major League Baseball rules be changed to protect the catcher by banning a base runner from running into the catcher while trying to score? Some people are proposing that the base runner be required to slide.
This discussion, at least around San Francisco, is prompted by the Giants star catcher, Buster Posey, reportedly being out for the season because of a broken ankle or leg bone suffered when the runner ran into him at home plate. One of the commentators who was calling the game on TV is a former Giants pitcher. He said the hit was clean based on the current rules. It didn't look out of the ordinary to me. It's just that in this case Posey's leg got twisted around and he broke a bone. Various rules in various sports have been changed over the years with an eye towards preventing injuries. Should this rule be changed, or is it an acceptable risk resulting from physical contact in a sport?
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27 May 2011, 05:13 AM | #3 |
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IMO, No because in many cases the collision causes the catcher to drop the ball resulting in the base runner being 'safe'.
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Is it still legal for runners from first to second to slide in "spikes high" to try to break up a double play ? That always seemed unsporting to me.
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27 May 2011, 05:51 AM | #5 |
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I think it's still okay, but I'm not sure. That situation is often handled by the "neighborhood" play. The umpire will often call the runner out, even though the fielder does not have his foot on the bag. I don't think the "neighborhood" play is in the rules, but that's how the game is played. That provides some protection for the fielder.
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27 May 2011, 06:07 AM | #6 |
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I caught in H.S....been plowed over many times...it aint fun.
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In Little League that would result in the runner being called out.
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27 May 2011, 06:56 AM | #8 |
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They are paid more than enough money to take a chance on an injury.
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27 May 2011, 07:14 AM | #9 |
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Maybe, but I definitely think that an umpire who ruins a pitcher's perfect game by a stupid, bad call should be taken out and shot in the head and buried in an unmarked grave.
And baseball should get its head out of its ass and allow for changing a bad call so that kind of crap doesn't happen. |
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I certainly hope they don't change the rules. Sometimes injuries do occur but it is part of the game. There is a good chance the catcher will drop the ball. I think it would be pretty lame if they required the runner to have to slide.
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27 May 2011, 08:24 AM | #11 |
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In Little League if there's a play at the plate and the runner doesn't slide he's automatically called out. This is done to prevent injuries to children.
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Not a purist, but in this case NOPE. Keep it as is.
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27 May 2011, 08:44 AM | #13 |
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I don't think it shoud be changed, it's one of the most exciting plays in the game. But the catcher that runs over a fellow catcher should definitely get a fastball to the numbers next at-bat.
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I'm sorry to hear about Buster Posey. I'm not sure about changing the rules but catcher is definitely a dangerous job. For example, Ray Fosse was never the same player after Pete Rose ran him over in an all star game.
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27 May 2011, 08:58 AM | #15 |
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I think NASCAR heard you. They started out as a bunch of tough, backwoods moonshiners who enjoyed bumping door handles and brawling. Then it became the clean, big-time corporate world of sponsorship. There are still the big bucks sponsors, but NASCAR has eased up some on the rules to allow the sport to get a little bit closer to its roots and allow some rougher conduct.
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Keep it as it is. They are big boys, let them play.
AND, in Hockey, I say let them hit the goalie if he is out of his crease playing the puck. Freak, they have more padding than any other player out there. Maybe they should put a screen in front of the pitcher , in case a line drive comes back at him.
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Or what about Mike Piazza?
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27 May 2011, 11:41 AM | #19 |
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No, putting yourself in front of the plate means you know what may happen. Part of the game until they rule for you to not block the plate.
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If you're afraid of getting hurt, don't stand in front of the plate.
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It's a risk. Maybe they should put plexiglass in front of the mound so the pitcher won't take a come-backer at 150 mph. If you're getting paid professional money to play a game, there are certain chances you take.
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27 May 2011, 06:12 PM | #22 |
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an emphatic NO. it's part of the game, as are injuries. to me, it's not about the money these guys are paid, it's about the game itself and a pretty exciting part of it it, too.
the day the NFL requires two-hand touch of the QB is the day i'll reconsider the catcher getting extra protection.... |
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Absolutely not. This kind of play has been part of the game since the beginning, and in some cases is the MOST CRUCIAL play of the game. You hate to see a young stud like Posey go down for the year because of a freak injury, but thats part of the game, especially playing his position. I'd hate to see the league change the rule.
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interesting take on cnnsi.com....
excerpt (with the full article here): "Posey isn't that experienced as a catcher (he was converted in college) and dropping down isn't the ideal way to block the plate. Catchers are usually taught that the best way to block the plate is either to deliver a hit themselves or to be back on the heels, rolling back the way an NBA player takes a charge. The way that Posey set himself put his ankles at risk." |
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well, sure, but, i think the author's point is that in such a bang-bang, explosive play, posey didn't have the reflex to put himself in a position to help minimize the chance of injury. not trying to say it was his fault or anything. injuries happen. |
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No - its part of the game and a risk everyone takes. Hell, you can break your hand just sliding into a base....its physical. So long as it isn't Big Pappi rounding third like a freight train!
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I never like seeing anyone get hurt in any fashion, but Posey was illegally blocking the plate, the catcher has no right to impede the baserunners path to the plate, too many catchers set themselves up in the base path before they have the ball in their possession and this is illegal...the runner then has the right to run him....Posey should have set himself up a few feet up from the plate and then with the ball in his possession block the plate and in doing so he would have been able to brace himself for any possible impact. If any rule should be changed is that if the catcher impedes the runners path to the plate it prior to having possession of the ball it should be deemed interference. You don't see a first baseman blocking first base prior to having the ball...why should the catcher be allowed to do this...He deserved to get run, it was a clean play...
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that's actually something i would like a little clarification on.....is blocking the plate obstruction and against the rules, technically speaking? but, it's tolerated? or, are the rules a little different for catchers as compared to other infielders? or, is it a fine line open to interpretation? |
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