dmanloo

Since when was breaking up a double play not part of the amateur game? I think as long as the runner is able to touch the base, stays low, and doesn't make excessive contact beyond the base, there should be no issue/need for this over-the-top rule as it is now. Anything beyond those criteria should be a judgement call by the umpire. I realize it's not cut and dry, but much like the NFL catch rule, people (for the most part) know what is and what isn't a clean slide. We don't need over-regulation to muddy up the game.

It's because throwing multiple days is much tougher on the arm than throwing many pitches in one day. Think of it like gas mileage. You have two cars of the same model with the same amount of gas. You're probably going to travel more miles driving on a highway than you would driving on city street with stop lights, even if the speed limits were the exact same for both.