Double first base

[bisonaudit]

Totally on brand for the NCAA to be decades behind the rest of the world on adopting the safety base. Apparently they’re experimenting with it and it can be used in regular season games if both clubs agree, they get a waiver from the NCAA and agree to collect additional data. What a crock. They continue to give zero shits about athletes.

[unbison]

Totally on brand for the NCAA to be decades behind the rest of the world on adopting the safety base. Apparently they’re experimenting with it and it can be used in regular season games if both clubs agree, they get a waiver from the NCAA and agree to collect additional data. What a crock. They continue to give zero shits about athletes.

This isn’t even widely used in youth baseball idk why your up in arms

[bisonaudit]

This isn’t even widely used in youth baseball idk why your up in arms

Probably because I had my face remodeled in a collision at first base and it’s a cheap and effective way to prevent most of that while not changing the game at all.

[unbison]

Probably because I had my face remodeled in a collision at first base and it’s a cheap and effective way to prevent most of that while not changing the game at all.

This isn’t a wide spread problem

[scottietohottie]

Probably because I had my face remodeled in a collision at first base and it’s a cheap and effective way to prevent most of that while not changing the game at all.

I bet you'd have been really pissed colliding with me at second base eh when I was playing third base and you running to second. Both meet their at full speed eh. Happened once in Rolette eh. Benches cleared.

[heffray]

This isn’t a wide spread problem

I know at least 4 people who this has happened to. But you might be correct, I’ve still only got anecdotes here.

[bisonaudit]

This isn’t a wide spread problem

I doesn’t have to be. The intervention is cheap and the costs associated with the injuries are large. The marginal increase in my dental expenses would probably cover the marginal cost of safety bases for the local park board where the collision occurred for a lifetime. What’s the lifetime cost of a blown ACL? A dislocated elbow? Etc. One avoided injury pays for a lot of bases.

[unbison]

I doesn’t have to be. The intervention is cheap and the costs associated with the injuries are large. The marginal increase in my dental expenses would probably cover the marginal cost of safety bases for the local park board where the collision occurred for a lifetime. What’s the lifetime cost of a blown ACL? A dislocated elbow? Etc. One avoided injury pays for a lot of bases.

shit happens this world has been wrapped in enough fucking charmin to protect everyone
If your so concerned about injuries don’t play don’t participate don’t watch

[TAILG8R]

shit happens this world has been wrapped in enough fucking charmin to protect everyone
If your so concerned about injuries don’t play don’t participate don’t watch

Yeah!! Fuck seatbelts!!!!!


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[southcliffbison]

I doesn’t have to be. The intervention is cheap and the costs associated with the injuries are large. The marginal increase in my dental expenses would probably cover the marginal cost of safety bases for the local park board where the collision occurred for a lifetime. What’s the lifetime cost of a blown ACL? A dislocated elbow? Etc. One avoided injury pays for a lot of bases.

Can't believe it, Audit, but I 100% agree with you on this issue. I've umpired baseball and softball for 30 plus years. I've seen it all at first base. I've seen what happened to you. I have seen baserunners receive nasty sprains and broken ankles. I've seen first basemen get spike wounds like you wouldn't believe. The runner's lane (it starts 45 feet from home plate) is supposed to help this situation. The runner is required to have both feet inside the marked runner's lane to first base unless he is running in foul territory. He can run on the inside ( on the infield grass to first as long as he doesn't get hit with a thrown ball or hinder the first baseman catching the ball. If he gets hit with a thrown ball and he has one foot on the grass or outside the runner's lane, he's guilty of runner's lane interference and will be called out, or should be if the umpires know their rules, which in a lot of cases, they don't. Double bases would help greatly because there would be absolutely no reason for the batter runner to be outside (either in foul territory or on the grass) of the runner's lane.

[southcliffbison]

NFHS baseball rule book covers this. Rule 8, section 4 , Article 1g.

[runtheoption]

I was so glad when slowpitch softball made this change 20 some years ago. Way too many hard collisions at first base.

[southcliffbison]

Just finished umpiring a Class A Super Regional high school baseball game. Bottom of the seventh, home team batting and down by a run. The relief pitcher hits the first two batters. The 3rd batter lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to first, it's a banger play but there's a collision at first between the batter runner and first baseman. Ball gets by the first baseman and then goes out of bounds. Dead ball; however, the away coach is claiming batter runner was out of the runner's lane and should be called out for runner's lane interference. It's the home plate umpires call, why, because he's supposed to be watching that shit. Me, the first base umpire, have nothing. ...why, because it's not my damn call to see if the runner is inside the runner's lane. When the dust clears, the score is tied, runners at second and third, no outs. Next batter hits a single ...... game over. Now, back to the OP. Had there been a double first base, it would have been so much easier to ascertain for the plate umpire if the batter runner was outside his lane. Anyway, the first baseman took a shot in the chest by the batter runner because the throw from the pitcher pulled him into the batter runner's path. He was knocked down and hurt; he was removed from the game; the extent of his injuries I have no idea. Wake up, baseball fans, it's time for double first bases.