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first base when initially reaching that base as long as he immediately returns to first base without attempting to advance to second base). Because the runner must balance the need to reach a base as quickly as possible with the need to avoid overrunning the base, sliding provides a rapid means for the runner to decelerate, allowing the baserunner to run at top speed as long as possible before needing to slow down.
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might occur, and the baserunner approaching second base has already been put out, he might still try to slide toward the defensive player who intends to throw the ball to first base. If the defensive player moves away from second base as he prepares to throw the ball toward first, the baserunner may
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and call an extra out. As a general (but not absolute) guideline, even if the baserunner clearly slides toward the defensive player and away from the base, so long as the baserunner comes close enough to the base that he is able to touch it with some part of his body during the slide, the slide will
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from second base itself. This has the effect of hampering that defensive player's ability to complete the play, either directly by making physical contact with him, or indirectly by distracting him by making him fearful of such contact. A slide performed exclusively for the purpose of hampering the
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Players generally slide feet-first but sometimes also use a head-first technique. Strictly speaking, going headfirst into a base constitutes more of a dive than a slide, but the term "slide" is still commonly used. This alternate method has been used in Major League
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Because baseball shoes are spiked on the bottom, sliding with the spikes up increases the probability of injury to the defensive player covering the base. Knowledge of this fact can often increase the defensive player's fear of the possible contact from an impending slide and thus increase his
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kids to slide feet-first into any base (except first base) whenever there is a potentially close play. This concept is somewhat more controversial in adult amateur baseball/softball leagues since the risk of injury from sliding increases with age.
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826:Infield hit
779:Hit and run
682:Batted ball
409:Strike zone
399:Pitch clock
291:Geng, Don.
212:MythBusters
152:double play
1372:Wheel play
1367:Wall climb
1355:unassisted
1290:Fourth out
1285:Force play
1190:Small ball
1117:Wild pitch
1007:Full count
970:Emery ball
920:(softball)
891:Sweet spot
841:Line drive
799:Grand slam
586:Shin guard
248:References
232:Division I
203:third base
115:tagged out
51:baserunner
36:home plate
1408:Dead ball
1097:Strikeout
1077:Screwball
1042:No-hitter
985:four-seam
960:Curveball
881:Strikeout
769:Hat trick
749:Foul ball
707:slap bunt
639:Positions
528:Equipment
493:Foul pole
389:In flight
374:Ejections
103:shortstop
82:Pete Rose
1544:Category
1503:Category
1453:Shagging
1219:Fielding
1155:Lead off
1092:Spitball
1067:Pitchout
980:two-seam
975:Fastball
948:Changeup
933:Beanball
916:Pitching
814:Moonshot
809:Walk-off
794:Home run
754:Foul tip
677:Bat flip
591:Stirrups
566:Doughnut
513:Outfield
463:Backstop
451:Ballpark
424:Cheating
354:Glossary
339:concepts
337:softball
333:Baseball
131:friction
59:softball
43:baseball
1476:winning
1467:Streak
1381:Related
1345:Tag out
1340:Rundown
1330:Pickoff
1170:Rundown
1082:Shutout
1052:Pickoff
851:On-deck
819:Chinese
659:Batting
622:Innings
596:Uniform
503:Infield
483:Bullpen
348:Outline
234:of the
199:Ty Cobb
107:tag out
76:of the
66:tag out
30:of the
1515:Portal
1471:losing
1443:Series
1433:Pepper
1418:Jargon
1335:Putout
1235:Assist
1205:Tag up
1087:Slider
1037:Maddux
995:sinker
990:cutter
965:Eephus
901:Triple
876:Single
739:Double
667:At bat
488:Dugout
165:umpire
1463:Slump
1270:Error
1245:Catch
1185:Slide
455:field
362:Rules
47:slide
1175:Safe
1135:Balk
928:Balk
906:Walk
697:Bunt
536:Ball
335:and
236:NCAA
157:away
55:base
45:, a
774:Hit
644:Run
634:Out
561:Cap
541:Bat
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41:In
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351:·
101:A
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325:e
318:t
311:v
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