D'backs draw ire for hard slides

And The Pope is Irish!!!

Baseball has all but eliminated the brush back or knock down pitch and now teams are complaining about players sliding to hard into bases. What is next?

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Originally posted 09:06 AM ET  09.10 by toad

Baseball has all but eliminated the brush back or knock down pitch and now teams are complaining about players sliding to hard into bases. What is next?

Football Helmuts!!!

You go, Gibby. Never mind the puss ies who complain about hard-nose baseball.

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Originally posted 09:06 AM ET  09.10 by toad

Baseball has all but eliminated the brush back or knock down pitch and now teams are complaining about players sliding to hard into bases. What is next?

Sounds like it might be tea-for-two. What the heck is going on in baseball these days?

to minimize the the damage,,, we most brake the double plays,,,,

astros still thinking about the future,,, can they achieve any goals by the way???

Maybe you haven't noticed but free agency has changed baseball forever, brush back pitches hard sliding can cost a play millions, what once was, isn't anymore!

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Originally posted 11:28 AM ET  09.10 by h2opololpunk

You go, Gibby. Never mind the puss ies who complain about hard-nose baseball.

If as a fielder you think the sliding guy is out of line, you don't have your manager complain to the press. You wait for the opportunity to low-ball a baserunner. If you have a good arm it really maintains order quite well.

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Originally posted 03:02 PM ET  09.10 by Traded to Seattle

If as a fielder you think the sliding guy is out of line, you don't have your manager complain to the press. You wait for the opportunity to low-ball a baserunner. If you have a good arm it really maintains order quite well.

Agreed.....

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Originally posted 09:06 AM ET  09.10 by toad

Baseball has all but eliminated the brush back or knock down pitch and now teams are complaining about players sliding to hard into bases. What is next?

Maybe they should have two bases, like in T-ball.......

Gibby has turned that team around. Now the front office needs to complete the turnaround by trading Justin Upton for players and prospects.

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Originally posted 06:45 PM ET  09.10 by ...the best policy

Gibby has turned that team around. Now the front office needs to complete the turnaround by trading Justin Upton for players and prospects.

I think the Red Sox would be a willing trade partner there.

wiseup: Hard slides into second base is fine . however I have seen players start their slide almost at the base and slide several feet beyond the base. Sometimes I have seen their slide to one side or the other and no way can they even touch the base. by rule you have to slide within touching distant from base. The idea is to upset the infielder to prevent the throw to first base. If a baserunner goes after the infielder there is a solution. As a SS or 2nd baseman once you make the throw to first you jump to avoid baserunner and then come down and fall on top of baserunner,making sure your elbows protect your fall. If you continue to do this when the runner comes after you. and you continue to fall on runner they might get the message. Again its just hard nose baseball

Wiseup: if after falling on the runner with your elbows and glove in his face, I can see the runner come up p---ssed off. But hey wasn't that the intent of the runner to upset the infielder at 2nd base? Whats the gripe?

wiseup: about the time an infielder falls on a runner and the runner gets injured, then someone will complain about that. If the infielder is in front of the base makig the play is one thing. but when the infieder is behind the base and gets toppled, that is when you make sure the runner breaks your fall.