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Post by AztecBill on Jul 16, 2012 13:10:30 GMT -8
Alexi Amarista dove into first base in the 9th inning yesterday to beat a throw giving the Padres another run. I couldn't believe he beat the throw. It was a shot to third base which seemed routine enough to get the runner by a couple of steps. I wish I had it recorded. I would love to time him to first. Diving definitely made the difference. It was that close. He and Cabrera are sure a lot of fun to watch.
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Post by cvtower on Jul 16, 2012 13:18:19 GMT -8
Of course it's a team effort, but the ineffective combo of Hudson/Bartlett damaged the Padres big time at season's start. The performance of Cabrera, Amarista, and Forsythe has given me good vibes for next season.
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Post by AztecBill on Jul 16, 2012 13:25:14 GMT -8
Of course it's a team effort, but the ineffective combo of Hudson/Bartlett damaged the Padres big time at season's start. The performance of Cabrera, Amarista, and Forsythe has given me good vibes for next season. Grandal over Hundley is a big difference too. Maybin hitting better recently means our entire "up the middle' has been much more effective. Maybin is hitting .292 over last 12 games. |
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Post by cvtower on Jul 16, 2012 13:32:26 GMT -8
Of course it's a team effort, but the ineffective combo of Hudson/Bartlett damaged the Padres big time at season's start. The performance of Cabrera, Amarista, and Forsythe has given me good vibes for next season. Grandal over Hundley is a big difference too. Maybin hitting better recently means our entire "up the middle' has been much more effective. Maybin is hitting .292 over last 12 games. I think Hundley tried to do too much (taking home run swings) with the lack of offense at the beginning of the season. Hopefully when he rejoins the roster, he comes out on fire like last season when he returned from his injury |
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Post by AztecBill on Jul 16, 2012 14:34:52 GMT -8
Grandal over Hundley is a big difference too. Maybin hitting better recently means our entire "up the middle' has been much more effective. Maybin is hitting .292 over last 12 games. I think Hundley tried to do too much (taking home run swings) with the lack of offense at the beginning of the season. Hopefully when he rejoins the roster, he comes out on fire like last season when he returned from his injury Grandal and Hundley next year will be a real nice pair at catcher. That will keep both fresh and lead many to wonder if either could play another position on occasion. |
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Post by k5james on Jul 16, 2012 19:08:47 GMT -8
Alexi Amarista dove into first base in the 9th inning yesterday to beat a throw giving the Padres another run. I couldn't believe he beat the throw. It was a shot to third base which seemed routine enough to get the runner by a couple of steps. I wish I had it recorded. I would love to time him to first. Diving definitely made the difference. It was that close. He and Cabrera are sure a lot of fun to watch. Diving slows you down. Had he not dove, he would have been safe easily. I don't know why players continue to dive into first base. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2012 19:56:35 GMT -8
Alexi Amarista dove into first base in the 9th inning yesterday to beat a throw giving the Padres another run. I couldn't believe he beat the throw. It was a shot to third base which seemed routine enough to get the runner by a couple of steps. I wish I had it recorded. I would love to time him to first. Diving definitely made the difference. It was that close. He and Cabrera are sure a lot of fun to watch. Diving slows you down. Had he not dove, he would have been safe easily. I don't know why players continue to dive into first base. Tell that to Bip Roberts. ;D Man, I loved watching Bip play. |
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Post by AztecBill on Jul 17, 2012 6:55:47 GMT -8
Alexi Amarista dove into first base in the 9th inning yesterday to beat a throw giving the Padres another run. I couldn't believe he beat the throw. It was a shot to third base which seemed routine enough to get the runner by a couple of steps. I wish I had it recorded. I would love to time him to first. Diving definitely made the difference. It was that close. He and Cabrera are sure a lot of fun to watch. Diving slows you down. Had he not dove, he would have been safe easily. I don't know why players continue to dive into first base. You are wrong. That is an old and incorrect baseball myth. It only slows you down if you don't know how to do it correctly. Amarista did it correctly. The first thing to hit the ground was his hand on the bag. He ran at the end leaning forward low to the ground and dove at exactly the correct time. It would have taken 3 additional steps to get his foot to the bag. Update: I can't believe I found this utube video when I searched for "sliding into first" Sliding into first. |
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Post by k5james on Jul 17, 2012 7:19:45 GMT -8
Diving slows you down. Had he not dove, he would have been safe easily. I don't know why players continue to dive into first base. You are wrong. That is an old and incorrect baseball myth. It only slows you down if you don't know how to do it correctly. Amarista did it correctly. The first thing to hit the ground was his hand on the bag. He ran at the end leaning forward low to the ground and dove at exactly the correct time. It would have taken 3 additional steps to get his foot to the bag. Update: I can't believe I found this utube video when I searched for "sliding into first" Sliding into first. If you could get there faster sliding why don't sprinters or guys running 40s dive to the finish? |
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Post by AztecBill on Jul 17, 2012 7:27:11 GMT -8
You are wrong. That is an old and incorrect baseball myth. It only slows you down if you don't know how to do it correctly. Amarista did it correctly. The first thing to hit the ground was his hand on the bag. He ran at the end leaning forward low to the ground and dove at exactly the correct time. It would have taken 3 additional steps to get his foot to the bag. Update: I can't believe I found this utube video when I searched for "sliding into first" Sliding into first. If you could get there faster sliding why don't sprinters or guys running 40s dive to the finish? You get there faster diving. The slide only comes after you actually get there. The pictures below are all from 2012 US Olympic trials.  |
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Post by AztecBill on Jul 17, 2012 7:49:48 GMT -8
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Post by AztecBill on Jul 17, 2012 7:50:24 GMT -8
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Post by AztecBill on Jul 17, 2012 7:50:52 GMT -8
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Post by AztecBill on Jul 17, 2012 7:51:19 GMT -8
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Post by AztecBill on Jul 17, 2012 7:52:45 GMT -8
The guy on the ground won the race. The guy looking at him is saying no you di''t.  |
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Post by k5james on Jul 17, 2012 8:09:26 GMT -8
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Post by AztecBill on Jul 17, 2012 8:11:56 GMT -8
It says that video is no longer available. But I remember that show. It proved that sliding incorrectly is slower. That is not at issue. The picture below is a great example of how not to dive into first base.  |
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Post by AztecBill on Jul 17, 2012 13:46:27 GMT -8
Superman gave this runner a big head start but wins by a fingernail
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Post by AztecBill on Jul 18, 2012 17:01:50 GMT -8
Using Usain Bolt's splits in his world record 100 Meters shows that he got to 90 feet in 3.457 seconds.
Sorry Mickey. 3.1 is a huge myth.
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