It’s still a hot topic: the decision by Major League Baseball to eliminate home-plate collisions, protecting both catchers and baserunners. Jesse Goldberg-Strassler looks at how the change will affect the game. In Orlando last week, Major League Baseball announced an end to collisions at home plate. The exact details have not been announced yet, but […]
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MLB: We’re eliminating home-plate collisions to protect players
It was a surprise announcement at the Winter Meetings, but a good one: Major League Baseball is preparing rule changes to cut down on home-plate collisions for 2014. It’s a play that can end and alter careers, as Ray Fosse, Mike Matheny and Buster Posey can tell you. And with concussions a hot topic in […]
Youth: I didn’t mean to haze players with laser pointer
A youth arrested for allegedly using a laser pointer to distract players during a Cards-Giants game at Busch Stadium says he really meant to point it at nearby buildings, not at the playing field. Eric Bogard, 17, was arrested in a Busch Stadium luxury box after Cardinals manager Mike Matheny and a police officer fingered […]
Fan arrested at Cardinals game for using laser pointer
An underaged fan was arrested at last night’s Giants-Cardinals game at Busch Stadium for using a laser pointer to distract players, after manager Mike Matheny personally fingered the suspect from the field. The 17-year-old boy was booked on suspicion of peace disturbance at an athletic event and was released after posting $150 bail. But the events […]