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Related: About this forumI don't think I'll ever get used to
seeing baserunners wearing oven mitts.
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I don't think I'll ever get used to (Original Post)
kairos12
Sep 2022
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OAITW r.2.0
(27,832 posts)1. Kinda makes sense, though.
Players are bigger, faster, and stronger today. Grabbing a base with the mass-velocities involved means lots of broken fingers, joints, ligament damage. Stuff players need to play defense.
Mr.Bill
(24,664 posts)2. Well, it probably prevents a lot of hand injuries.
When you make millions of dollars with your hands, a little protection is appropriate, I think.
Sneederbunk
(14,938 posts)3. What would Ty Cobb say?
rubbersole
(8,221 posts)4. Oven mitt?
Is dinner ready?
Ferrets are Cool
(21,650 posts)6. Probably something racists or misogynistic.
Brother Buzz
(37,421 posts)5. Last Tuesday, SF Giants center fielder, Austin Slater left the game....
after dislocating his left pinky finger on a headfirst slide into second base. He wasn't wearing oven mitts.
Link to tweet
kairos12
(13,192 posts)7. Simple solution.
Dont slide head first.
TxGuitar
(4,270 posts)8. Hasn't the science shown it to be
A bad choice for a slide, that it takes longer to reach the base than a regular slide?
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