No second base - sort of

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by chapmaja

If the coach had not noticed the peg and base in the dugout, we could have had a problem because the first play of the game was a player sliding into second base for a double.

No problem there. Bases are knocked off by sliding players very often. And there are rules that cover those situations. No big deal.

Originally Posted by chapmaja

It wasn't the base itself, it was the peg and base that holds the base in place. The actual base was sitting in the general area of where second base would be, so nobody thought anything of the situation. It wasn't the base itself, put the peg and base (that the base actually sits on) that were missing.

Oh, you meant the anchor where the peg goes into. I was confused by your references to a base.

[chapmaja]

Originally Posted by Manny A

No problem there. Bases are knocked off by sliding players very often. And there are rules that cover those situations. No big deal.



Oh, you meant the anchor where the peg goes into. I was confused by your references to a base.

Actually it could have been a big deal. Had a player slide in and kicked the base out of position, he/she could have cut their leg on the metal anchor the baseplate and peg are supposed to go into.

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by chapmaja

Actually it could have been a big deal. Had a player slide in and kicked the base out of position, he/she could have cut their leg on the metal anchor the baseplate and peg are supposed to go into.

Well, the metal anchor is supposed to be buried below the level of the field. It shouldn't be sticking up out of the ground. I've seen those pegged base systems all over the place before leagues started using the ones with the rubber nipples, and I never saw the square shaft that the peg fits into protruding from the ground.

[chapmaja]

Originally Posted by Manny A

Well, the metal anchor is supposed to be buried below the level of the field. It shouldn't be sticking up out of the ground. I've seen those pegged base systems all over the place before leagues started using the ones with the rubber nipples, and I never saw the square shaft that the peg fits into protruding from the ground.

You are correct, they should all be buried, but lets not forget this was a situation where second base should have been properly put in place and wasn't. In reality, it wasn't really sticking up above ground level, but the ground around the peg was pretty soft and could have been moved by a forceful slide into the base. Still not a situation I want to deal with on a field.