Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Catchers still adjusting to baseball's plate-blocking rule (Yahoo Sports)

In this June 13, 2015 photo, Pittsburgh Pirates' Gregory Polanco (25) begins his slide as the ball bounces off the glove of Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz during the first inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh. Retired World Series-winning catcher Bob Boone has 60 video clips of home-plate collisions that resulted in injuries. None of those happened in the past two seasons since Major League Baseball instituted a new rule to prevent collisions. Still, Boone hates the no blocking the plate rule because it has thrown catchers off their game. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Retired World Series-winning catcher Bob Boone has a CD with 60 video clips of home-plate collisions that resulted in injuries. None of those happened in the past two seasons since Major League Baseball instituted a new rule to prevent collisions. ''It's one of the biggest plays we have in the game, and we put the defensive player, the catcher, out of position,'' said Boone, who works in the Washington Nationals' front office.


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