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Quote from Cptjack on July 19, 2018, 7:44 pm

Jammed his thumb on the SB attempt. Didn't look too serious. Likely a mix of precaution and getting Batten some AB's.

Now sounding like it *could* be serious. They're looking for a fracture or ligament damage.

I love when people say things like this and don't list the source of their information.

I love it when people don't use Google like a normal adult.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Fernando+Tatis+Jr

Quote from sportwarrior on July 20, 2018, 11:54 am

Out for the rest of the season, by the way.

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/sd-sp-fernando-tatis-jr-exits-missions-win-with-thumb-injury-20180719-story.html

A day after being named the #1 prospect in baseball, no less. Fantastic.

EDIT: Still possible he doesn't. An MRI this weekend might change the outlook.

Quote from Commie on July 20, 2018, 12:19 pm

Hope it doesn't sap his power next year like it did Garvey in 1984.

Quote from MrPadre19 on July 20, 2018, 12:25 pm

Was it a head first slide...and if so why don’t teams ban the damn things already?

If it helps at all it is minimal and certainly not worth the risk of injury.

IMO it limits the runners ability to take the next base on a bad throw anyway.

I just don’t get it!

Quote from Cptjack on July 20, 2018, 1:02 pm

It was.

I don't get all the outrage over head first slides. As if you can't jam your ankle or knee if the lower leg gets locked up going into a bag.

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Quote from Cptjack on July 20, 2018, 1:02 pm

It was.

I don't get all the outrage over head first slides. As if you can't jam your ankle or knee if the lower leg gets locked up going into a bag.

Structurally speaking, fingers and wrists are more susceptible to injury than a knee or an ankle. It's just flat out easier to get one caught in some kind of weird/freak situation involving the bag or cleats or a glove or whatever, no matter how experienced the player. Slides, on the other hand, are typically safer both because the body parts involved are more robust and because experienced big leaguers have long been conditioned to use techniques like pop up slides that carry momentum up and over a bag rather than straight into it.

Quote from MrPadre19 on July 20, 2018, 4:05 pm

I would wager 9 of 10 injuries while sliding are head first.

Also,it doesn’t get you there any faster so why risk it?

Lastly as I pointed out,many times the runner slides headfirst while stealing and misses a chance to advance another base on a bad throw.

Its literally why the pop up slide was invented.

Maybe the better question would be “why slide headfirst at all”?

 

P.S.As a baseball player would you rather have a fractured finger/broken wrist or a sprained ankle?

 

 

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Quote from David Nevin on July 20, 2018, 4:05 pm

I would wager 9 of 10 injuries while sliding are head first.

1 in 300 vs 1 in 450 for injuries from face/feet first slides. A person stealing a base might need to protect his speed more than his digits, it's short term vs long term consequences.

Quote from MrPadre19 on July 20, 2018, 4:48 pm

And the severity of those injuries?

How is  an injury defined with those numbers?

1 in 300 that cause a player to miss weeks/months vs 1 in 450 that result in a twisted ankle that doesn’t even require a DL stint?

If you can explain the “advantage” to sliding headfirst that explains why players risk even the slightest increased risk in injury that would help.