In the old days the runner would flatten the catcher.It could be the end of either or both players careers. I dont think one can impede a runners.proogress in any way.
P.s....not a dodger fan.
In the old days the runner would flatten the catcher.It could be the end of either or both players careers.
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Funny when the Cubs runner slid into 2B he ‘whiplegged’ towards SS and didn’t get called out AND the eventual winning run scored on that play, I didn’t see Madden out there ‘protesting’ for the Nationals Infielder.
(I don’t think the relay would have been in time BUT..’they made the stupid rules, may as well enforce them).
I agree with above about ‘old days’ and the see the reasoning but BB is getting like FB back in the days when the Defense said ‘May as well put the QBs in skirts if we can’t hit them’.
And that's the way that it should be. I played catcher through Little League, Babe Ruth League, High School, and college, and then played many years of softball .. close to 50 years total .. and have been run down more times than I can count, but never injured. If you're set up properly, low squat or knee down, the most I've had it do to me was knock me over backwards. If there's a chance that the throw is going to be close, then I would block the plate; if not, then I would stand in front of it.
Nothing gave me a greater satisfaction as a catcher than to stand strong and tag a runner out at home plate, either catching his leg on mine in a slide or physically having the ball between him and I when he tried to run over me.
50 years and I can still so those plays in my mind's eye with a great deal of satisfaction. Don't be a catcher if you can't take the punishment ...