Matt Treanor got completely leveled on Friday 7/30/2011 while playing the Indians. This, of course, will raise the question, much like when Buster Posey was injured in the same way, is it okay for a runner to more or less clothesline a catcher?
My first concern is what is the difference in what happens at home plate compared to that hit a defensless wide reciever takes in the NFL. I know that if anyone will read this and watch sports they will say.
"They use protective gear on both sides and helmets."
"A catcher knows what he is getting in to when he stands behind the plate."
This is where I disagree. Allowing this to happen is just dumb. Make the players slide. Just like every other base on the field. The runner doesn't tackle the short stop to disrupt a double play. No they slide to break up the play. The MLB just needs to come out and say that unless the catcher is blocking the plate, in this case Treanor was not, the player needs to get his butt down and slide. We are not a bunch of Barbarians.
These things aside, Laporta might have been safe if he tried to slide around the tag. The thug attitude of the MLB needs to stop. It is silly stuff like that, that got James Harrison introuble with the NFL. Don't lead with your shoulder in baseball. Leave that to the NFL players and play baseball. There is no reason we should be injuring players on purpose or with the intent to disloge a ball out of a glove. That is just plain silly.
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