Vogelsong Sung Blue -- Giants @ Mets IGT for Aug 1, 2014

[ashie62]

Picked a good game to miss..

[Zvon]

Zvon wrote: I tuned in to the game when Sandy was talking about the blocking the plate rule, and I missed most of that. Just got the very tail end. I'll have to replay that later- that sounded interesting.

Just listened to this. I totally disagree with Sandy. And if he's on the rules committee it's no wonder no one knows whats going on. I was joking about a guy rounding third and having an open lane (at that point) and he was being serious about it. Did Sandy play the game?

The business about the "must slide" was interesting. I think I brought that up before but I didn't know that it was set up that way in an earlier, discarded version of the rule.

I don't think I meant what they did though. And I'm not saying I endorse this either. I was saying what should be banned is bowling over the catcher and/or going in elbows up or out, and a runner can have two choices. Sliding in feet first or wussin out ahd standing there and being tagged. In other words, only feet first sliding allowed. I'm not a fan of this way either but if their priority is to cut out collisions at the plate wouldn't that do it?

(I'm going to also post this in the other thread)