Caper

I thought this was a great video. ESPN decided to test whether running straight through 1st base was faster then sliding to first base. No question as to which is riskier, sliding into 1st base can cause serious injury. To me it seems common sense tells me that diving is faster.... But I have always heard the opposite, that in fact, running through 1st base is the faster way to get there...... and that seems to be the conclusion of this demonstration. The evidence seems to suggest that running straight through is the proper play..... But I'm not sure.... Watch the video. http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:10766501 All this seems to prove to me is that diving from 10 feet is a slower way of getting to 1st base then running through. But watch it when they overlap the video around 1:35. During the initial part of dive... the diver pulls significantly farther ahead of the runner.... It's not until around the last foot and a half that the runner catches then passes the diver. Really, all this tells me is, injury concerns aside, diving is always the better strategy.... just not from 10 ft. If you were to begin the dive from say 6ft, it seems that you make up significant distance. Now of course the injury concern overrides everything and it's probably not a good idea.... But in playoff games... where the risk/reward factor may lean more towards risk ... maybe it becomes the best strategy.

There is something fundamentally wrong with Lawries approach at the plate right now... He is not squaring up anything.

What do you mean Gibby? Gibby did his job... Walked out and waited for someone to tell him to challenge or not. It's that meathead sal fasano.

That's that meathead excatcher the jays have in their backroom. Jesus.

The heart attack grill is actually meant to shame the pigs that eat there into eating healthier.

Man... Boras may have miscalculated big time.

Bye bye Matt Moore.

Putin laughs at your post.

You can take the boy out of Russia... but you can't take Russia out of the boy.

Every week I look to see where the Raps are at in the weekly power rankings at ESPN. This week they went 3 and 1... with the one loss being against Miami.... So they drop a spot to 13.... Geeze.

WHo is available out of the pen Sunday? It will be hard to win if Hutch can only go 5 or 6.

If they offered Bonifacio back to us for a bag of horse s***... I don't think I would take it.

f***... we are due for a laugher.

How hard is it for Diaz and Goins... out trying to make a name for yourself.... and look at the starting pitching they face.

Dickey is tipping his pitches.

7,8 and 9 is a murderers row.

Can someone explain the whole late life thing. Law describes it as an illusion. Why do dome pitchers have it... and others don't?

I know I will thank them.

Yip agree 100%. Anyone that needs to rest... needs to rest. Allows guys like De Colo to acclimate a bit more.... you might need him in the playoffs. I was sure we were getting swept on these last 3 games.... and would be able to comeback at Chicago in the easy stretch, that is the last 6. 2 out of 3 is huge... I was not expecting that at all. It was a blessing in disguise that Lowry got hurt. As long as he can play some limited minutes in the last 3 games.

So skinny... I thought it was Tacet out there for a second.

Another double duty night... love the combo nights!!

Gordie was just on tv... Trashing JPA!

Is now the time to try and trade Maicer Izturis?

I don't think they were bad contracts at all at the time. I think Morrow could still make good.

Not true.. Murph had one message to all the hitters. "Grip it and rip it".... The Seitzer approach is patience... he who waits will be rewarded.