MLB votes to eliminate home-plate collisions

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Originally Posted by Manny A

Those collisions DO serve a purpose. If the runner manages to dislodge the ball from the catcher during the collision, he prevents an out, likely will score a run, and maybe even allow other runners to advance. I seriously doubt the runner goes into the collision with the mindset that all he's trying to do is hurt the opposing player, and has no intent of scoring.

Same premise, for which NFL has put up numerous rules, and fines, to remove this type play from the game. One might argue that NFL is much more violent a game than MLB and NFL sees the point in eliminating this type of action.

I agree the runners most likely have the mindset that they can dislodge the ball with a violent collision much like a free safety mindset when bearing down on a receiver, who unlike the catcher, does not even know what is coming.