MattFancy Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Simple question. In light of the Buster Posey incident, should MLB ban collisions at the plate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 what happened to him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdskn4Lyf21 Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Simple question. In light of the Buster Posey incident, should MLB ban collisions at the plate? Take the only physical aspect of baseball away outside of adjusting one's cup? No thanks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrifNick21 Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 No. It's been this way HOW long now? And you want to change the rule for this one injury? That's the problem with sports. Changing rules than don't need to be changed because of one incident out of thousands of attempts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 No. Catchers make themselves prone when they stretch their left leg to block the dish and reach way to the first base side to catch the ball and swipe. Runner has a right to his baseline. I'd be pretty upset if I had a vested interest in Posey, though. Ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooney Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 No.It's been this way HOW long now? And you want to change the rule for this one injury? That's the problem with sports. Changing rules than don't need to be changed because of one incident out of thousands of attempts. This is hardly the first time a catcher has been injured in a home plate collision. Or the tenth. Or the hundredth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 This is a sport in which someone is allowed to throw a rock hard sphere within a hair of someone else's chin at 100+mph.. it would seem rather silly to make contact illegal. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 heck yesterday i felt the same thing in kickball. i was playing 3rd and this guy tried to bulldoze me but i stood my position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrifNick21 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 This is hardly the first time a catcher has been injured in a home plate collision. Or the tenth. Or the hundredth. I know. I was using this specific injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconTheVillain Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Simple question. In light of the Buster Posey incident, should MLB ban collisions at the plate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEavyJumbo85 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 It's up to the catcher whether he wants to block the plate or not. He isn't required to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 For those that may have missed it. http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=15201655 Out for the year with broken fibula and strained strained/torn ankle ligaments. As for the question. Nope. And that's the only thing that protect the catcher in that situation. It was a good clean hit by the baserunner and Posey did a good job blocking the plate,(didn't come up with a not a great thrown ball though),and got his leg caught under him. Ouch. Feel bad for the guy though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goskinz0721 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 It's up to the catcher whether he wants to block the plate or not. He isn't required to. So it's okay then for a runner going from first to second, at full speed, to lower his shoulder an plow into the SS, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 So it's okay then for a runner going from first to second, at full speed, to lower his shoulder an plow into the SS, right? No, because that's not a part of the game. And if a guy did that, he would get drilled in the middle of the back next time up. You can make a legal, hard slide within the paths, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofSparta Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 So it's okay then for a runner going from first to second, at full speed, to lower his shoulder an plow into the SS, right? If the shortstop were standing directly between the runner and the bag impeding his progress, absolutely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 You can make a legal, hard slide within the paths, though. Runners take out fielders trying to turn double plays all the time. And there are collisions at 1st. It's all part of the game. Sucks Posey got hurt but please MLB, for the love of God, don't start going reactionary like the NFL and start changing the rules every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Posey could hav stuck his shoulder out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backpack3r Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Too many damn commissioners these days are getting soft, and changing the rules. Keep it the same, i just hope that the MLB and NHL dont go the route that the NFL and NBA have been doing the past few years and trying to make the game "safer." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 No, but the bases should all be made of nerf or marshmallow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 No Part of the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IONTOP Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 If they didn't ban it when Pete Rose bowled over Ray Fosse in the All Star Game they shouldn't do it now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebornempowered Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 No...........but in this instance there was no reason for him run into the Posey. A slide would have done the trick and we wouldn't have to be having this conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckus Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Nope. Simple solution. Don't place your stud young all-star as a catcher. It is why Bryce Harper will never see one day at catcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubble Screen Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Take the only physical aspect of baseball away outside of adjusting one's cup? No thanks.... You've obviously never been a middle infielder with guys sliding into second, trying to take you out. Or standing in the batter's box, with a pitcher throwing inside to you at 90 mph+. There are more physical aspects of baseball than just the collisions at home. And hell, try being a catcher some day. Those guys get beat up all the hell every game. Never played the game before, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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