metal cleats

[The Man In Blue]

DD's first-year 14U TB team mandated that players make the move to metal cleats. She hasn't played in them yet, but I'm hopeful that they will help a little with pitching, particularly front-side resistance. She's ready to give up MI and concentrate on pitching and OF because she's afraid of getting spiked.

Getting spiked is an urban legend. Metal spikes are not sharp. Maybe back in the day when dirty players would sharpen their spikes.

You are more likely to get injured by being stepped on. Not saying it isn’t going to hurt when somebody slides into you, but that’s going to hurt no matter what spikes the runner is wearing.

... and what Pattar said. Get the ball, touch the bag, get out of there. Why are you hanging out there?

 

[The Man In Blue]

I had a pair that you could swap out metal and plastic cleats so you could use them if you played in leagues or associations that didn't allow metal.

I had two pairs like that ... I would take off the metal pair and put on the plastic pair.

 

[Greatdaytobeawildcat]

Getting spiked is an urban legend. Metal spikes are not sharp. Maybe back in the day when dirty players would sharpen their spikes.

You are more likely to get injured by being stepped on. Not saying it isn’t going to hurt when somebody slides into you, but that’s going to hurt no matter what spikes the runner is wearing.

... and what Pattar said. Get the ball, touch the bag, get out of there. Why are you hanging out there?

I was slashed to the bone in a Legion game when I was 16...kid literally did a flying kick at me. I calmly took my glove off with ball inside it, and proceeded to throw it at his face. Huge brawl ensued as I walked off to be driven to the hospital. 21 stitches and a nasty scar. Metal spikes used maliciously are a mean bastard.

 

[Fort83]

I recall seeing soccer cleats like that when I was in HS (mid-'80s).

My football cleats were like that. I could change to long or short depending on the field and how wet it was

 

[ang2bmd]

Getting spiked is an urban legend. Metal spikes are not sharp. Maybe back in the day when dirty players would sharpen their spikes.

You are more likely to get injured by being stepped on. Not saying it isn’t going to hurt when somebody slides into you, but that’s going to hurt no matter what spikes the runner is wearing.

... and what Pattar said. Get the ball, touch the bag, get out of there. Why are you hanging out there?

Hmm I'd tell that to my daughter's teammate who got a chunk taken out of her finger this weekend and the the slice out of my daughter's own cleat...none of that happened in all the yrs of softball before metals. Metal cleats are much thinner and while not knife sharp are much more likely to cause a slice type damage than the thicker molded cleat which causes more of an abrasion

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[_MIA_]

Hmm I'd tell that to my daughter's teammate who got a chunk taken out of her finger this weekend and the the slice out of my daughter's own cleat...none of that happened in all the yrs of softball before metals. Metal cleats are much thinner and while not knife sharp are much more likely to cause a slice type damage than the thicker molded cleat which causes more of an abrasion

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I am sorry to hear that. I am not saying it doesn't happen it just isn't something you should worry about. Instead concentrate on learning how to maneuver around the bag correctly and when you apply a tag get the tag down and then get your glove out of there (watch how Javier Baez applies a tag). My guess is that getting cleated probably happens more often at the younger ages when players are still learning these things. I can count on one hand the number of times I have seen a MLB player get cleated.

 

[ANNASDAD]

I can count on one hand the number of times I have seen a MLB player get cleated.

And probably all of them involved Manny Machado!

 

[_MIA_]

And probably all of them involved Manny Machado!

Yes Dustin Pedroia would agree

 

[ang2bmd]

I am sorry to hear that. I am not saying it doesn't happen it just isn't something you should worry about. Instead concentrate on learning how to maneuver around the bag correctly and when you apply a tag get the tag down and then get your glove out of there (watch how Javier Baez applies a tag). My guess is that getting cleated probably happens more often at the younger ages when players are still learning these things. I can count on one hand the number of times I have seen a MLB player get cleated.

Now that I totally agree with!

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