MLB 2025 Season

The Juggler said:

mrussel1 said:

dankind said:

Barreling over defensive players in the baselines and hard slides were essentials taught since little league.

I'm one rule away from saying, "Fuck this game!" Actually, I might already be there. It's just a prolonged and difficult breakup from the love of my life.

You must be 60 because I played into college..and I'm 44... and if you barreled a player when I was playing, you were ejected.  The leagues I played were Hot Stove, AABC, and Connie Mack.  These were not pussy leagues.  

Really?

I'm 39 and played until college and we could barrel into catchers all throughout high school and legion if the opportunity presented itself (it was a rare occurrence). But I even remember a friend of mine absolutely destroying a catcher in a Babe Ruth game when we were like 13 or something and everyone went crazy like it was one of the best plays ever. We still bring that up whenever we see each other. He wasn't ejected.

Not in Ohio where I grew up.  It was automatic ejection.  And I coached my son until he was 15 and still "ejectable" today.  

^

Why does he say "speed ball" anyway? Did it just sound better than fast ball? That always bugged me...

dankind said:

The Juggler said:

mrussel1 said:

dankind said:

Barreling over defensive players in the baselines and hard slides were essentials taught since little league.

I'm one rule away from saying, "Fuck this game!" Actually, I might already be there. It's just a prolonged and difficult breakup from the love of my life.

You must be 60 because I played into college..and I'm 44... and if you barreled a player when I was playing, you were ejected.  The leagues I played were Hot Stove, AABC, and Connie Mack.  These were not pussy leagues.  

Really?

I'm 39 and played until college and we could barrel into catchers all throughout high school and legion if the opportunity presented itself (it was a rare occurrence). But I even remember a friend of mine absolutely destroying a catcher in a Babe Ruth game when we were like 13 or something and everyone went crazy like it was one of the best plays ever. We still bring that up whenever we see each other. He wasn't ejected.

I'm right in between you two age-wise. I played Babe Ruth ball in Florida. And we could make contact with anyone who was in any baseline. Runners had the right of way. That was the rule.

This didn't happen a lot because infielders knew to stay out of the baselines unless they were in a position to apply a tag. I remember a shortstop getting his clock cleaned once (wrong place, wrong time, and our team fucking hated that team) and maybe three or four collisions with catchers in games that I played over the years (none involving me). No one ever got in any sort of trouble, not even warned for these types of plays, even the one that was kind of dirty, because we were playing within the rules of the game as we were instructed and coached.

Anyway, if it makes anyone feels any better, I did get called for charging a lot when I transitioned to basketball.

I once fouled out of a rec league game in the 3rd quarter.

I think High School was slide or surrender at the plate but both Babe Ruth and Legion Ball were leagues where you could get anyone in the base paths. 
Discouraged at 2nd on DP because...well, who wants to eat the ball?
Also, we used metal spikes in all 3 of those leagues so it was pretty safe around 2nd as most people did not want to get cleated on a slide or get stepped on while they were sliding.
I seem to recall home plate could be a collision but not any time where anyone demo'd a catcher.
Here in NJ it is 100% slide or surrender in ball for kids up to Juniors League.  Not sure about beyond,
You also cannot wear metal cleats.


We had a few guys stick their cleats into the locker room door and hang them there.  (Idiots sharpened them up some - just as likely to cleat themselves as anyone else.)

SuperTodd is my favorite Yankee.  Ex-Reds all over the place in the playoffs but the Toddfather was always such a spark plug and a wild man.  He was super awesome to the 12 year old 2 different times while with the Reds and we were down by the field getting the boy autographs.  He was among the nicest players I have ever seen interacting with the young fans. 
Rock on, Todd, I hope you hit another one out tonight.

Wobbie said:

todd frazier is a wild man? who knew?

NL baseball by far > AL stupid DH baseball.

Case closed.

Compelling case,  as always...

Wobbie said:

AND ONE MORE THING, CLIFFY......pretty sure bumgarner could be out performing your DHs in this ALCS.

BURN!

Go Dodgers! 

mfc2006 said:

Well, that loss hurt. No idea why Hinch pulled McCullers. Credit the Yankees on the comeback, though.

Todays game is huge.

today's game decides the series, IMHO.

mfc2006 said:

Well, that loss hurt. No idea why Hinch pulled McCullers. Credit the Yankees on the comeback, though.

Todays game is huge.

Seriously don't get that.  He gave up 1 run and had 81 pitches.  These managers are so quick to pull a guy in the playoffs.

christ! are the FS1 4 stooges gonna be yapping after every half inning? mute button at the ready.