Overheard a coach say...

[LDUB]

Originally Posted by 3appleshigh

I know guys who got concussions from getting hit in the head with a pitch too

I believe over protection causes injuries way more than allowing people to be prepared for possible outcomes.

Maybe the batting helmet should no longer be allowed then. I guess if batters didn't wear helmets they would try harder to avoid getting hit in the head by the pitch, thus preventing injuries.

I can't believe that you are arguing that banning dangerous acts causes more injuries. How about blocking below the waist in football? Would there be less knee injuries if blocks below the waist were allowed?

[3appleshigh]

How is a collision at the plate a dangerous act??

Do I think that the guy comming home, should be allowed to Kick the catcher in the nuts? NO, but to run into him yes. Elbow him in the teeth? No. Their is a difference in Contact and deliberatly trying to injure someone. I think people can judge this as fairly as Safe and out.

[justanotherblue]

This took an interesting turn. I agree, there are a great deal of coaches out there that keep the "myths" of baseball alive simply because they have "never read" the rule book. Maybe a section here or there when an Umpire has shown him off the field for arguing a myth. The safety slide rules are good rules for youth players. I also agree, kids now days don't know how to play as we did as kids growing up. We hunted out our friends to play "500", pepper, four on four, with right or left field closed. Imagine that, we actually knew how to pull the ball for a hit, something a good deal of kids don't learn till they're in college or the minors. If we coudn't find someone to play we threw a ball against a wall to perfect that pitch we loved to throw. We played hard, in league, we had a baseball hat under our masks when catching, our batting helmets were ear protectors only, (ouch, I know I'm getting older now) and yes, we were ready for contact at the plate. We never fought, we laughed and joked after the game. Today, a kid thinks he's something special because he can hit 70 homers in the first half of a computer game season. There is no sand lot play, and no matter what, little Johnny makes the team and gets two innings of play. We played six innings of baseball, no mercy rule, and yes, I was on both ends of those. Not as many play the game today, our kids sit on their arses and play computer games. If you want to see kids playing ball as we did, you have to go to other countries, were the game is still played as we did growing up, everyday, with passion. OK... getting off the soap box now