Baseball Body Armor (plastic elbow guards) GONE!!!

[SludgeFactory]

ESPN Article



<< Major league hitters will no longer be allowed to wear heavy plastic elbow pads unless there is a medical reason for the extra protection.

Bob Watson, vice president of field operations for Major League Baseball, is meeting with clubs in spring training to tell them that elbow pads must be nylon and no more than 10 inches long.

"Batters are crowding the plate too much," Watson told USA Today. >>


I really hope they don't back down on this. I'm sick of seeing guys walk up to the plate like Robocop, with bionic arms...

 

[Lounatik]

The three that immediately come to my mind are Andres Galarraga,Barry Bonds,and Gary Sheffield using that contraption to practically stand on top of home plate,thus taking away any hint of an indside pitch. Then you see them get all upset when a pitcher comes a little too far inside(where a normal legal pitch should be) and glare or scowl at the pitcher.Such a joke.Glad to see Bob Watson cracking down on this.







Peace






Louantik

 

[Arschloch]

<< The three that immediately come to my mind are Andres Galarraga,Barry Bonds,and Gary Sheffield using that contraption to practically stand on top of home plate,thus taking away any hint of an indside pitch. Then you see them get all upset when a pitcher comes a little too far inside(where a normal legal pitch should be) and glare or scowl at the pitcher.Such a joke.Glad to see Bob Watson cracking down on this. >>


While I agree with you that these three definitely wear the body armor, I don't remember either Bonds or Sheffield getting "all upset" when a pitches comes inside on them. I do remember Galarraga doing it, though.

 

[Capn]

Carl Everett used to have a friggin tea party on the plate, good thing I don't have to deal with that anymore

Thank you texas

 

[RedRooster]

<< Carl Everett used to have a friggin tea party on the plate, good thing I don't have to deal with that anymore

Thank you texas >>



That's what I'm talkin about!! 😀
Talk about a disgrace to baseball.

 

[Arschloch]

<< Carl Everett used to have a friggin tea party on the plate, good thing I don't have to deal with that anymore

Thank you texas >>


Yes. Now he was definitely one of those types who would get upset when someone would pitch inside to him, despite the fact that his elbow was in the strike zone.

 

[MrDingleDangle]

<< Carl Everett used to have a friggin tea party on the plate, good thing I don't have to deal with that anymore

Thank you texas >>



haha thats freakin hysterical..

oh im so glad they got rid of those...i always hated seeing that..especially for some reason with bonds...and yeah i remember Galarraga doing that...didnt he even like charge the mound...f**kin hoe...

 

[Fausto]

<< oh im so glad they got rid of those...i always hated seeing that..especially for some reason with bonds...and yeah i remember Galarraga doing that...didnt he even like charge the mound...f**kin hoe... >>


Wait just a minute, he charged the mound because Dreifort (the f*cking headhunter POS) plunked him two starts in a row with a first pitch. I would have charged the mound too.:|



<< "I get tired of being hit so many times," said Galarraga, who was also hit by Dreifort last Sunday in Los Angeles. "I don't find any reason why he would throw at me."

Leading off the second, the Big Cat was hit in the left thigh by the first pitch from Dreifort (6-12). The Atlanta first baseman immediately charged the mound and swung at Dreifort's head as he lunged toward the pitcher. Galarraga missed, and the two players fell to the ground. >>



Fausto

 

[Tiger]

I've always wondered why batters who've just had a 90mph pill in the ear don't take the bat with them on the way to the mound.
If you're going out there leave a lasting impression.