I've spent the past ~4 or so years trying to get the guy who runs the league our younger teams play in that you measure apex of the plate to back of first/third base (he always measures to the front). I'm not prepared to see his brain melt when I tell him you then measure to the middle of second base.
Is there any place in the game for beaning a batter?
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I've spent the past ~4 or so years trying to get the guy who runs the league our younger teams play in that you measure apex of the plate to back of first/third base (he always measures to the front). I'm not prepared to see his brain melt when I tell him you then measure to the middle of second base.
Not to further derail a thoroughly off the tracks thread, but people should consider that when they brag about slapper home to first times. In fact, the only way those times can possibly be legit is that they're measuring a distance that's quite a bit less than 60 feet.
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It’s a great teaching point though when you teach baserunning. Hit the front of the bag when running to first and you run less than 60 feet!
Some professional baseball players don’t get it either (it’s misunderstood at every level):
“When asked about the announced changes by the league, Luke Voit didn’t seem too fond of MLB’s plans, particularly the changes to the bases, which will be expanded by three inches to both avoid collisions on the bases and hopefully increase traffic and aggressiveness with stolen base attempts.
“The game’s been played at 90 feet bases forever,” Voit said. “I don’t think they need to change that. I think it’s stupid, honestly. But I get it, they’re trying to change the game.”
Not sure how the thread became an argument over field layout...
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