Comments on: Faking the tag http://www.cheatersguidetobaseball.com/2007/05/05/faking-the-tag/ Baseball, Cheating, and Rules discussion at the author's blog for the Cheater's Guide to Baseball Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:29:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Steve http://www.cheatersguidetobaseball.com/2007/05/05/faking-the-tag/#comment-714 Steve Sun, 06 May 2007 22:40:25 +0000 http://www.cheatersguidetobaseball.com/2007/05/05/faking-the-tag/#comment-714 It is also a safety issue. No one wants a second baseman or shortstop to have their hands, wrists, or arms sliced up because of someone sliding in with spikes first. No one wants to see their player smacked in the face with a glove and ball as they slide in headfirst. You can actually see fielders pull their gloves up as a player slides in in order to prevent injury to themselves or the runner. If the ball is there, in the glove, waiting for a runner that is sliding straight in, it is going to be an out every single time. If the play is a swipe tag, or the runner makes a great slide, that is a different story. It is also a safety issue. No one wants a second baseman or shortstop to have their hands, wrists, or arms sliced up because of someone sliding in with spikes first. No one wants to see their player smacked in the face with a glove and ball as they slide in headfirst. You can actually see fielders pull their gloves up as a player slides in in order to prevent injury to themselves or the runner.

If the ball is there, in the glove, waiting for a runner that is sliding straight in, it is going to be an out every single time. If the play is a swipe tag, or the runner makes a great slide, that is a different story.

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