Oh how cute, using pussy and effeminate as pejoratives. Why don't you just call him a queer little lovely human?
Gays happen to be protected groups on these forums. And your homophobia disturbs me.
You've failed to provide a logical reason that a baserunner should be allowed to target a player rather than the base.
I provided a reason in my first post. Its a strategy used to break up a double play. Its part of the game, it has been part of the game for a very long time, and statistically there isn't much risk of injury.
The problem here is that you don't know shit about baseball, so you don't understand why this rule is inconsistent with the rest of the game.
See? Baseball has long prevented baserunners from gaining advantage by interfering with the fielder. I would not have a problem if baseball evolved to be more like football, with players wearing some level of protection, and contact being encouraged. Then you would not see 150 lb. waifs playing shortstop, they'd look like linebackers.
The line is there to provide the umpires with a visual guide with which to make a decision.
It is also there as a guide for the batter-runner to know at what point he must be in that running lane, so as not to be called for interference. The line begins half way to first base, distance dependent upon the dimensions of the field.
Dude? Did you even read the links you posted? A large part of the reason for the baseline rule was to make sure umpires could more easily see the play, while at the same time keeping the player from doing something like trying to block the pass directly. Etc, I see the pass coming so I'm gonna jump outside the line with the intention of blocking the pass with my body. Sliding in the direction of a 2nd baseman isn't directly interrupting the pass, because the player isn't placing themselves within the trajectory of the pass. All the baseman has to do is move, or jump & throw. You don't see a difference because you're a knucklehead. There might be a fine line. but fine lines are often the difference between legal and illegal, or even right from wrong.
Technically already against the rules, my guess is that next year it will be enforced.
No its not, or they'd be calling it right now. You're stupid if you think you know more about the rules than the officials on the fields do.
All you could do is quote me 2 occurrences in the entire 2015 season, over 2400 games total where someone got injured from a slide. All bullshit aside, nobody can argue with statistics. The fact is, its not that dangerous. Mistakes are made and people get hurt occasionally.
you stole the alky green giant as your profile pic, so
automatic internet tough guy
*brofist*
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