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Oh baseball... (media.riemurasia.net)

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[–]x3knet 86 points87 points ago

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My buddy was umpiring second base during that game. He called me right after the game was over actually. The ruling on the field stood and he was safe at home. He said he's never seen someone actually pull that off and be safe.

[–]whoblowsthere 11 points12 points ago

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My friend (through a friend, but still a friend) was on the team when that happened. Small world.

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points ago

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One of our teammates did this in high school baseball in the late 90s. He didn't get tagged out and touched the base, but was called out. The ruling was that he didn't slide. In high school baseball, if there is a close play, the runner must slide for safety of the defensive player. Lame.

[–]Te3k 0 points1 point ago

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Do baseball players ever slide home feet-first? I'm thinking that this could do a lot of damage to a defensive player.

[–]omnipotant 1 point2 points ago

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Honey, if you're gonna cleat someone, you have to remember to lead with your heel.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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All the time. It really depends on the position of the catcher and how close the play is, but yeah I've seen more people get hurt from slide then anything else, especially if you don't do it properly. A friend ended his college career as a catcher by sliding into second, putting his hand down jamming his shoulder upwards, which tore something in his shoulder.

EDIT: You can definitely take out the defensive players ankles and some try.

[–]Te3k 0 points1 point ago

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So I suppose, then, that this makes the whole no jumping over defensive players because they might get hurt rule seem kind of silly, and redundant.

[–]peace_frog 2 points3 points ago

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Obviously he's never seen Major League.

[–]BenderRodrigezz 29 points30 points ago

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If this is true, this is why I love reddit

[–]x3knet 14 points15 points ago

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100% true. I played baseball all 4 years in college and got to know a lot of the umpires. We would have the same umpires for different games so a lot of us became friendly with them.

My friend in particular though grew up in the same town as me so we were always close. He's umps a lot of NJAC and A10 conference games around the area.

[–]BenderRodrigezz 4 points5 points ago

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awesome!

[–]themastersb 1 point2 points ago

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If this is false, this is why I hate reddit... "PAW PAW?"

[–]Zeppelanoid 0 points1 point ago

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The fact that you call it that tells me you're not ready.

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[–]x3knet 0 points1 point ago

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Nope, it took place at Fordham in the Bronx.

[–]burnquist764 -1 points0 points ago

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I don't have proof, but I have done that before. I hit a would be homerun and leaped over the catcher since he was crouched on the ground blocking any attempt at sliding. The other team's manager came out and yelled at the ump that I still needed to slide (the catcher dropped the ball as I jumped him). The ump (younger adult) looked at me and I shrugged and said "I don't care, we'll win with the mercy rule" (we were up by 10 runs) and I was called out. Like I said, I don't have proof, just a funny, similar thing that happened when I was in middle school.

[–]iSpeakEasy 51 points52 points ago

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i would watch baseball more if players did this more often. SPIDERMAN JUMP!

[–]NateTheGreat68 5 points6 points ago

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I love watching people do completely ridiculous things and then act like it ain't no thang.

[–]Gonza200 3 points4 points ago

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That was also fucking amazing

[–]OCDTrigger 6 points7 points ago

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOcw5phM5Jg

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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Wow that would work out swell, until the second batter came up and smacked the shit out of it.

[–]thebowski 1 point2 points ago

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KUNG FU TREACHERY!

[–]FactsEyeJustMadeUp 2 points3 points ago

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FUNlolol.com

[–]Sainthood 10 points11 points ago

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Haha it's awesome how the Japanese spectators are just sitting in their seats clapping politely.. In the US, the same thing would've caused a huge commotion.

[–]r2002 32 points33 points ago

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We would've burned down the stadium and sacrificed 50 virgins.

[–]marquizzo 8 points9 points ago

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Would've burned down the stadium, and then drunkenly try to hit on 50 virgins

FTFY

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

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We don't sacrifice virgins. That's not the way we roll. We kill people who sacrifice their virgins. Then we take the virgins.

[–]damendred 1 point2 points ago

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Yeah watching Japanese MMA I always wondered why they didn't seem to care about anything. It takes a bit to get used to polite reserved Japanese fans.

[–]RoryZilla 3 points4 points ago

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That is why I love Japanese MMA. I went to both the Pride shows that were in vegas and it was a educated MMA audience. No booing. There was applause when there was a good scramble/sub attempt/sweep. Nothing like a UFC crowd...mostly morons.

[–]italboys 1 point2 points ago

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TIL when ninjas aren't ninjaring they play baseball.

[–]nlderek 2 points3 points ago

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He plays for the Carp? Is that like Engrish for the Marlins?

[–]I_Shit_In_Vaginas 0 points1 point ago

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They should put trampolines on the warning tracks.

[–]CorpWarrior24 2 points3 points ago

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With a username like that, I find it difficult to concentrate on what you're saying...

[–]Chaser892 0 points1 point ago

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Great "fuck yea" smirk on his face after he threw the ball back in.

[–]Thumperings 0 points1 point ago

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baseball ninja

[–]vth0mas -1 points0 points ago

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This video must have shown the highlight replay 5 or 6 times, but the video froze on every single one. God Youtube has become slow.

[–]Relevant_Video_Link 20 points21 points ago

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW0bb2wxH5Y

[–]tmushrush 8 points9 points ago

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Older than your mother.

[–]SwampySoccerField 0 points1 point ago

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And?

[–]usernameshortage 2 points3 points ago

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Go Fordham!!!!!!

[–]guidesofgaming 4 points5 points ago

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http://rivals.yahoo.com/highschool/blog/prep_rally/post/Amazing-run-scoring-leap-may-be-baseball-play-of?urn=highschool-wp1150

Awww yeaaaaaaaah

[–]ghost64 9 points10 points ago

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SAFE!!

[–]IPoopedMyPants 3 points4 points ago

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That's got to be Japanese baseball, because that's some Ninja Warrior shit right there.

[–]atlacatl 3 points4 points ago

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If only every game promised anything like this. Baseball is sooooo boooring.

[–]RulingWalnut 1 point2 points ago

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Oh Fordham. You have cafeterias that fail the health inspection and the majority of your sports teams are pretty bad. But god damn do you create white men that can jump.

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[–]rcinsf 5 points6 points ago

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He would beat the throw so it wasn't needed.

[–]ALT-F-X -3 points-2 points ago

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Am I the only person who thought this comment was a little bit racist?

[–]atworkba 1 point2 points ago

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first time I saw this happen...Willie Mays Hayes in Major League

[–]AvoidingIowa 0 points1 point ago

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I immediately thought Willie Mays Hayes.

[–]TheDroopy 0 points1 point ago

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I thought of Billy Mays Hayes, but that would be different.

[–]m00r5tuD 0 points1 point ago

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I told ya I wasn't gonna slide!

[–]Rummity 1 point2 points ago

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'Fordham Flip'

[–]HIPPOisSKEPTICAL 1 point2 points ago

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omg something halfway athletic happened in baseball. call the press!

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[–]Incontext 2 points3 points ago

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Excuse me if this is incorrect but I believe he would be out if the guy managed to touch him with the ball, because he had been run off his base (all 3 bases and filled and then another person comes up and gets a single so everybody has to advance a base) so the guy just waited for him to run at him because he had to but he jumped over him, dodging the ball touch and managed to get back to homebase.

[–]WeberStateWildcat 0 points1 point ago

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If the bases were loaded, the catcher would have just had to touch home plate for a force out rather than needing to tag the guy running for home plate.

[–]Incontext 0 points1 point ago

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I'm a kiwi, so excuse the ignorance, what was the reason then?

[–]yoda133113 0 points1 point ago

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Because he was running for home. You score by crossing home plate, thus you run at times that you aren't forced by preceding runners.

[–]Incontext 0 points1 point ago

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So if he wasn't being forced why did he continue running then? Just confidence in what he was going to do?

[–]WeberStateWildcat 1 point2 points ago

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Yeah, either he thought it was a good idea to run home, or the third base coach told him to run home. Here is a video of the play which makes things easier to play out in your mind. The guy who did the leap was on first base at the beginning of the play.

[–]Incontext 1 point2 points ago

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Ok, I think I kind of follow it now. The only time I've had the rules explained to me it was from some drunk girl sitting next to me when I went to the States. :)

[–]yoda133113 0 points1 point ago

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Also, there's no use turning and going back at that point, he'd just most likely get thrown out at third (if he could even stop in time before the catcher tagged him out, full tilt one way to running the other way takes a few steps).

[–]erikmyxter 0 points1 point ago

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I'm saying this as a big baseball fan, but I wish baseball was always this exciting.

[–]rdbaker1 0 points1 point ago

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God I hate this gif. I was a catcher for many years and was once on the wrong side of this play. Still haunts me...

[–]Adaptingfate 0 points1 point ago

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I was watching a Little League game of my nephew's when this happened. The kid didn't go as straight over the top as this guy does, but it was impressive.

He was ruled safe, though he should have been out, as in Little League, you must slide on a play at home plate, feet-first.

[–]SNORKEL2000 0 points1 point ago

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that's so awesome

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[–]TheKidChronic 9 points10 points ago

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except the time the doc ellis pitched a no hitter on lsd.

[–]Compromised_Identity 6 points7 points ago

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Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man

[–]MoarTahnWillYumz 0 points1 point ago

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FORDHAM!

[–]Illinformedpseudoint 0 points1 point ago

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Any idea where this came from?

[–]gigatwo 3 points4 points ago

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It was a Fordham game. That's about all I know.

[–]rbcb 8 points9 points ago

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that was enough of a clue to find it youtube link

I love how the opposing coach is in such disbelief his instant reaction is to fight it

[–]Subduction 42 points43 points ago

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"HEY MIKE, YOU KNOW I HAVE TO ARGUE THIS EVEN THOUGH HE WAS SAFE, SO I NEED TO YELL AT YOU FOR A FEW MINUTES!!!"

"No problem Don..."

"WAS THAT THE CRAZIEST THING YOU'VE EVER SEEN OR WHAT!!!"

"I know, he must have been five feet in the air."

"HOW'S GINNY AND THE KIDS?"

[–]ALT-F-X 0 points1 point ago

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My mom's name is Ginee. You're close.

[–]LettersFromTheSky 0 points1 point ago

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TIL how taking a gymnastic class can increase your baseball performance.

[–]cultured_banana_slug 0 points1 point ago

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In my head I hear him saying, "YOINK!" as he leaps into the air. :D

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

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Today you learned that gymnastics can help you in other activities that involve jumping, or balance?

[–]HurriKaneJG 0 points1 point ago

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That's illegal in our state for High School players...it's pretty lame.

[–]danimal82 0 points1 point ago

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TIL: ninjas play baseball

[–]delit -1 points0 points ago

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SAFE!

[–]rollydonagan -2 points-1 points ago

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I was a student Fordham when this game was going, and was probably to busy getting stoned on Beaumont to attend.

[–]o0DrWurm0o -1 points0 points ago

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...F-Foul! People can't just go flyin' in the air like that

[–]cmatute -4 points-3 points ago

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...you so random.

[–]HoneyKushman -2 points-1 points ago

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Like a boss.

[–]junitrecords -2 points-1 points ago

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Yahoo

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[–]doubleginntonic 0 points1 point ago

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Joe Morgan?

Is that you?

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[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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I know! I mean if you don't like it, why would anyone else?

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[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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The umpire says he's safe, at least initially.

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[–]syncretic 0 points1 point ago

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His elbow went up, not the glove, and even the dude's elbow didn't touch him. Totally safe.

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