Quote: Originally Posted By uncleal on 10/20/2007
1. I stand touching 2nd base, looking at 3rd base.
2. I take the throw from either 3B or SS.
3. My arm reaches into my glove and pulls the ball out.
4. My arm goes back my hand and the ball are about even length-wise, but higher than, my shoulder.
4 and a half. My head and torso pivots about 80 or so degrees toward 1st as I am making move 4. However, my legs do not move. This does not use any time as it uses the same time as 4 does.
5. I collapse to the ground, digging my fingernails into the dirt in agony.
6. Someone calls 911.
7. Paramedics take me away to have my spine fixed.
It's worthwhile to take a few minutes and re-read this thread in its entirety. It's just as funny the third or fourth time. Every time I get to the first "salt shaker" reference, I start laughing out loud.
One thing I never noticed before ... unclean insists that another benefit to a y 2B is his ability to cover first base on a bunt, but I don't see how that works either. A y first baseman has an advantage on ground balls and line drives, but does he really have an advantage receiving throws? Especially receiving throws from the area between home plate and the pitcher's mound, as opposed to throws from the infield? If anything, I would think a 2B running to cover first base would rather have his mitt on the hand closest to the first base bag (in other words, a righty) since he'll most likely be fielding the throw on the run and would want to be reaching in the direction of his momentum, not across his body to backhand it.
This is going to get my vote for thread of the year.