From: Gary on
On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:28:41 -0700 (PDT), Mortimer
<ecthaking1(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>On Oct 22, 3:43�pm, RulesChan...(a)RSN.com wrote:
>> I would like to propose the following rules
>> changes for next season:
><snip>
>
>Since, we're adding rules, I'd like to add another rule, its up to you
>if you think its stupid or not:
>
>1) No sliding into 1st base, its much too dangerous. If you do slide
>into 1st base, you're automatically out. Pure and simple......See, I
>can come up with a rule as foolish as yours on the top off my head!
>
>
A couple of his proposed changes weren't too bad, but they got worse
and worse.
From: Tristan daCunha on
Hey Suckhead....Eat a steamer!

From: OceanView on
Gary <golferace2(a)comcast.net> wrote in
news:a1v1e519rsi8g0nh906d67tvt3ek494qno(a)4ax.com:

> On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:28:41 -0700 (PDT), Mortimer
> <ecthaking1(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On Oct 22, 3:43�pm, RulesChan...(a)RSN.com wrote:
>>> I would like to propose the following rules
>>> changes for next season:
>><snip>
>>
>>Since, we're adding rules, I'd like to add another rule, its up to you
>>if you think its stupid or not:
>>
>>1) No sliding into 1st base, its much too dangerous. If you do slide
>>into 1st base, you're automatically out. Pure and simple......See, I
>>can come up with a rule as foolish as yours on the top off my head!
>>
>>
> A couple of his proposed changes weren't too bad, but they got worse
> and worse.
>

Started out good, didn't it?

The sliding into first thing doesn't make sense anyway. You have to
actually slow down to go from running to sliding.

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From: NK on
On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:32:42 -0500, OceanView <F(a)chance.org> wrote:

>The sliding into first thing doesn't make sense anyway. You have to
>actually slow down to go from running to sliding.

That's true when you slide feet first, but it's not true when you
slide head first.

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NK
From: OceanView on
Giovanni Wassen <extatix(a)gmail.com> wrote in
news:Xns9CAD5F5024C6E4815162342(a)217.19.16.66:

> OceanView wrote:
>
>> The sliding into first thing doesn't make sense anyway. You have to
>> actually slow down to go from running to sliding.
>
> On first yes, not on second. Didn't you see Mythbusters on this subject?
> <g>
>

No, I meant first, where can go full tilt and overrun. Obviously, on other
bases, you do have to slow down.

I like Mythbusters, but don't see it that often.

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Golf is a good walk spoiled.- Mark Twain