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Originally Posted by PeteBooth
F2 has equipment F4/F6 have no equipment and are exposed.
Also, your comparison is not a good one. We are talking about ROUTINE plays not Bang bang plays.
When a runner comes crashing into F2 for the most part the play is close or F2 is blocking his path.
You cannot compare a play at the plate where F2 is blocking the runners path to a ROUTINE play at second base.
Pete Booth
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Of course I can. A routine play at second base does not require any "protection" for the fielders, they can move their feet and get out of the way. The "neighborhood" call is supposed to protect them from runners sliding at them with intent to break up double plays?
At the plate on bangers the catcher has very little chance to brace himself for the collision and the catcher's gear is little help against a 200+ lb runner at full speed crashing into him with malicious intent.
My point was the neighborhood call is supposed to "protect" middle infielders, who don't reallly need it if you compare the collisions they might indure to those at the plate, and MLB does not "protect" catchers.
Touch the bag or you don't get the call.