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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"What's next? Are they going to eliminate the takeout slide on double plays at second base?" — Pate Rose, former MLB player involved in vicious collision in the 1970 All-Star game — NBCsports.com
FACT OF THE DAY
Major League Baseball intends to ban collisions at plate by 2015.
FOXNews.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q. Who was brutally injured in 2011 after the infamous collision at the plate with Scott Cousins?
THE MORNING BREW
ChicagoTribune.com
MLB thinking of changing rules regarding sliding into home
This past Monday, Major League Baseball instated an experimental rule limiting (but
not banning) home-plate collisions. Umpires have already begun to implement the new rule in this week's spring training contests. Rule 7.13 states "a runner attempting to score may not deviate from his direct pathway to the plate in order to initiate contact with the catcher (or other player covering home plate)," according to MLB.com. In other words, the runner can no longer go out of his way to knock the ball out of the catcher's hand. The rule also states that a catcher cannot block the plate unless he is in possession of the ball.
There is no question that there needs to be some sort of regulation to prevent vicious collisions at the plate. After all, the game is much more of a contact sport than it has been in the
By Tori Rubinstein sports@kansan.com
past. But how can the league go about making these rules so that players can easily adjust? As a kid, every player was taught to get to the plate at all costs and running over the catcher was just part of the mentality. This new rule forces runners to go about tagging the plate in a completely different way and it may take a while for runners and catchers to get used to a new way of thinking.
Even though umpires will have the luxury of instant replay, it is ultimately going to be a judgment call to decide if the player should be ruled out. David Schoenfield said controversial calls will be inevitable due to the large gray area in the rule.
Of course, when you alter America's
pastime, there is going to be some controversy. A.J. Pierzynski, catcher for the Boston Red Sox, said that as a big-league catcher, home-plate collisions are something you sign up for and that it's part of the game.
"Next, they're going to tell us that you can't slide into the guy at second base," Pierzynski said in an interview with Yahoo! Sports.
Baseball is very near and dear to our hearts here in America and limiting the action of one of the most exciting parts of the game might not sit well with everyone. But the truth is, ensuring that players have long and healthy
careers is the most important thing in any sport. There is no reason that anyone's season or even career should be cut short due to injuries that could be avoided. I have no doubt that the league is going about banning home-plate collisions in the right way. Implementing small, experimental hanges over time will
changes over time will give everyone, including players, coaches and fans, time to adjust.
This week in athletics
- Edited Brook Barnes
Monday
No Events
Tuesday
Baseball
Creighton
3 p.m.
Lawrence
Women's basketball
West Virginia
6 p.m.
Morgantown, W. Va.
Wednes-
Men's basketball
Texas Tech
7 p.m.
Lawrence
Thursday
Friday
No Events
Softball Northwestern 10:45 a.m. Tampa, Fla.
Softball
South Florida
3:30 p.m.
Tampa, Fla.
Women's basketball
TBD
TBA
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Baseball
Stanford
8 p.m.
Stanford, Calif.
Saturday
Women's basketball
TBD
TBA
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Men's basketball
West Virginia
11 a.m.
Morgantown, W. Va
Women's Tennis
Tulsa
12 p.m.
Tulsa, Okla.
Softball St. John's 12:45 p.m. Tampa, Fla.
Softball Utah 3 p.m. Tampa, Fla.
Baseball
Stanford
4 p.m.
Stanford, Calif.
Women's Rowing
Scrimmage w/ Tulsa
TBA
Tulsa, Okla.
Sunday
Women's basketball
TBD
TBA
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Baseball
Stanford
3 p.m.
Stanford, Calif
Softball LIU 8 a.m. Tampa, Fla.
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