MLB (Baseball)
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I am a casual follower of baseball from Scotland. Question for the hardcore, at the end of Game 7, should Isiah Kiner-Falefa have run through the base as opposed to his slide?
What's the accepted logic? Slide every time at home? People run though 1st, why slide at home? etc.
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@Stringthing75 sliding can give the runner a bit of a lunge forward advantage to beating the throw if it a forced out. But if a tag is required for the out, a slide gives even greater advantage to the defensive player missing the tag if the slide can squeeze past or under the tag.
Furthermore, if it’s a tagged out a runner can run right into the defensive player making the tag and try and knock the ball loose so that the defensive player drops the ball and create a positive play for the runner.
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@Mizmazzle right, makes sense. I remember Buster Posey taking a major injury years ago with a home plate collision. Guess that's a similar thing, trying to force it loose?
Brutal anyhow. But last night seemed to me to be a classic game. For hardcore fans of either of those teams, it must have been a true nail biter. -
Crazy good series and game, extra innings game 7 nail bitter for sure. Could’ve went either way, that bat doest break prob a base hit and tie it up but that the way she goes. as a giants fan was lowkey rooting for blue jays. But am happy for all my dodger fan homies, back to back World Series is impressive.
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Lifelong LA resident and dodger fan here. I was FLIPPING out last night. Sweetest championship of the last 3. Back to back champs baby
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I’m heartbroken. I have been a jays fan since before they won in the 90’s. it’s crushing but they played a hell of a series.
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This might be the best post-game interview ever
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQm3knfDtIA/?igsh=MTFvMHhwOGRhZHF6OQ==
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@SKT and they won 1-0. EPIC.
