Last week, Buster Posey was injuerd in a collision at home plate when he was run over by the Marlins' Scott Cousins. At the time of the hit, it was plainly apparent that Posey was badly injured. He was in agony on the ground, seemingly trying to crawl to the dugout. Later, it was learned that he had torn three ligaments inhis ankle, and had a broken fibula. Expectations are theat he will be out for the rest of the year, and be ready for Opening Day 2012.
Prior to this injury happening, it was admitted that baseball had never discussed any rule changes to prevent collisions such as this one from occurring. Now, all of a sudden, people are saying that rules need to be changed to keep this from happening.
News flash - this is a part of the game. This has been occurring since baseball began. Where was the outrage when Pete Rose ran over Ray Fosse in the 1970 All-Star game, which is erroniously considered to be the reason why Fosse never bacame a star? Where were the demands for a rule change when Phil Bradley ran over Buck Martinez, effectively ending his career? In fact, why were there not demands for a rule change when Carlos Santana was knocked out for the rest of the 2010 season when Ryan Kalish collided with him? Why now?
Yes, the catcher can be a sitting target while waiting to catch the relay throw at the plate. However, he is extremely well protected with shin guards, a chest protector, and a helmet. In fact, it would seem that the runner has the same likelihood of injury as the catcher, just because they are running into all of that equipment.
This is just another example of people overreacting to something that is nothing. This is not a situation like the NHL, where frozen chunks of rubber or skates could take someone's eyes. This is not a situation where they are attempting to limit concussions. This is a baseball play - nothing more.
Hopefully, baseball with do the right thing with all of this talk about changing the rules. And that is to do nothing.
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