What would you call this?

[Schmick's Gloves]

Didn't look like any of the players in that video had any malicious intent or the ability to intend to be malicious.

 

[radness]

Just to express how sensitive the game has gotten about defense not getting in the way. Or runners trying to avoid added contact.
(hence some rule changes)

This runner tried to jump over me at the exact time the throw reached home.
No ejection.
And i was not ejected as i stood upward tossing her over my shoulder.

imo
runners going head first is generally an attemt to get a hand on the base.
Worst thing to do to take out a defender put our face, neck, back, arms in danger.
In this picture, i never thought this player was trying to take me out,
No slide or dive at all would have implicated malicious intent. Had she just plowed into me on her feet.
Feet first slide she probably would have had a better chance at not getting thrown to the ground. However she had to get threw me to get to the plate. I understand her diving.
To get a hand in!

 

[CoachJD]

But I’ve never seen a runner lower her head like a damn bull and charge.

You didn't see that here, either.

 

[radness]

its just the perfect time to post this again


running bases...yep

 

[flogzilla]

I feel like she lowered her head because she was afraid of being hit by the throw. I see no intent, there is communication and a back pat after the play between her and the other player, I don't honestly see it being on purpose, just a hot mess all the way around.

 

[Quasimodo]

I feel this is malicious contact by the runner putting her head down and taking our the fielder's legs. What say you?

Well the runner was not in a real position to slide 15' away from 2B, so perhaps her view was blocked, but I think I would call her out for sacking the 2B. Obstruction? Did the fielder not have the ball? What I will say is this:

The ball should not be "carried" in the glove during a rundown, but in the throwing hand.
The catcher should not let the runner think she is in charge of the situation by stop and go jockeying with the runner. Don't cat and mouse!
The 1B should not be standing on the bag. Proud of the SS/2B moving up the line to make the tag, because the base-line in a rundown is not 60', it is a maximum of 40' and should be shrinking like a spider on a hot griddle. The 1B should have already be removing a slide back by the runner back into 1B from the runner's options.

 

[osagedr]

I'm curious. What part of it looks like an "attempt to injure" to you?

LOL...the part where the runner never looks back to check what the person with the ball is doing but instead runs 20 feet looking directly at the fielder who is going to receive the ball, can clearly see the base behind the fielder, then intentionally cut-blocks her helmet directly into the fielder's knees despite being six feet from second base.

 

[radness]

LOL...the part where the runner never looks back to check what the person with the ball is doing but instead runs 20 feet looking directly at the fielder who is going to receive the ball, can clearly see the base behind the fielder, then intentionally cut-blocks her helmet directly into the fielder's knees despite being six feet from second base.

LOL HILARIOUS...
for anyone to say what someone else's intent was.

 

[osagedr]

LOL HILARIOUS...
for anyone to say what someone else's intent was.

Uh...actually incredibly common but thanks for playing.

 

[radness]

Uh...actually incredibly common but thanks for playing.

Haa GETTIN' CHIPPY EHH
Its STILL FREAKIN HILARIOUS!

Its was intentional
It was just sloppy
It was intentional
It was sloppy
It was intentional
It was sloppy



Here comes another runner better decide,
intentionally trying to get to the next base,
Or
Take out the entire infield?!