Category Archives: Slide properly
It’s Been a Bad Week for Takeout Slides, at Least as far as Middle Infielders are Concerned
How much is too much, and when is enough when it comes to takeout slides? These questions were asked multiple times and with no firm answer in Houston and New York last week. Start with Bill Hall. Was flying into … Continue reading →
Filed under Bill Hall, Nick Swisher, Slide properly, Tsuyoshi Nishioka
Tagged as baseball, Bill Hall, Florida Marlins, Hanley Ramirez, Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, mlb, new york yankees, Nick Swisher, Tsuyoshi Nishioka
Utley’s Slide Draws Mets’ Ire
Chase Utley plays hard. On this count, he has been exceedingly consistent throughout his career. On Friday, he played hard. The Mets should have expected it. Instead, they offered barely-veiled threats of retaliation. The play in question was a slide … Continue reading →
Takeout Order: One Knee, to Go
Baseball’s Code can be a tricky beast. Certain plays appear to be clear-cut violations . . . until they’re proven to be otherwise. Let a play that happened Monday at Angel Stadium serve as an example. With Milwaukee’s Casey McGehee … Continue reading →
Delgado Rounding First . . .
Major League baseball is reporting that the Blue Jays aren’t much interested in bringing back Carlos Delgado for a second stint with the club. General Manager Alex Anthopoulos has cited a desire to chase long-term success with a young corps … Continue reading →
Filed under Carlos Delgado, Doug Mientkiewicz, Slide properly
