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The only safety issue that matters in baseball

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  1. sellittojohn sellittojohn is offline

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    Jun 4th, 2011 (6/4/2011 7:52pm)

    Forgive me if a repost.

    http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=6624227

    PHOENIX -- A 13-year-old Arizona boy died in a freak accident after a baseball hit him over the heart as he tried to bunt, officials in his Little League said Friday.
    Hayden Walton went for the bunt during a game Tuesday night in the close-knit northern Arizona city of Winslow, said Jamey Jones, a Winslow Little League official.
    "He took an inside pitch right in the chest," Jones said. "After that he took two steps to first base and collapsed."

    He died the next morning at a local hospital.

    With a soon to be 5 year old in tball, and around here they pitch to them in tball, this is something that has never ever crossed my mind.

    13 is obv way too soon, thoughts with this kids family
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    Jun 4th, 2011 (6/4/2011 7:59pm) in reply to sellittojohn

    Very tragic. Hate hearing about kids dieing like this. Sympathy to the family.
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    Jun 4th, 2011 (6/4/2011 8:00pm) in reply to 2Slick4u

    that pitcher musta had a cannon of an arm to throw that fast.
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    Jun 4th, 2011 (6/4/2011 8:13pm) in reply to TMLMS13

    why was he going to first base?
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    Jun 4th, 2011 (6/4/2011 8:17pm) in reply to sellittojohn

     
    Originally Posted by sellittojohn View Post

    this is something that has never ever crossed my mind.

    this is a good thing. you'd drive yourself crazy worrying about every 1 in a billion chance danger to your kid. you'd also probably raise a kid that's scared of the world.
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    Jun 4th, 2011 (6/4/2011 8:36pm) in reply to Ozzie

     
    Originally Posted by Ozzie View Post

    why was he going to first base?

    Because he got hit by a pitch?
    Edited By: BigGunX Jun 4th, 2011 at 08:41 PM
     
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    Jun 4th, 2011 (6/4/2011 8:47pm) in reply to Ozzie

     
    Originally Posted by Ozzie View Post

    why was he going to first base?

    [ ] understands baseball
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    Jun 4th, 2011 (6/4/2011 8:54pm) in reply to NechitaCC

    clearly says he tried to bunt the ball but i appreciate your sarcasm
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    Jun 4th, 2011 (6/4/2011 9:12pm) in reply to Ozzie

    heart breaking
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    Jun 4th, 2011 (6/4/2011 9:39pm) in reply to Ozzie

     
    Originally Posted by Ozzie View Post

    clearly says he tried to bunt the ball but i appreciate your sarcasm


    TRIED to bunt, and took the hit...obviously when you take a pitch, you get walked. Is it really that difficult to understand?
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    Jun 4th, 2011 (6/4/2011 9:40pm) in reply to Ozzie

     
    Originally Posted by Ozzie View Post

    clearly says he tried to bunt the ball but i appreciate your sarcasm

    Oh thats right, i forgot that when you are trying to bunt and get hit by a pitch you arent awarded 1st base. My bad...
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    Jun 4th, 2011 (6/4/2011 9:43pm) in reply to digthatfunk

     
    Originally Posted by digthatfunk View Post

    TRIED to bunt, and took the hit...obviously when you take a pitch, you get walked. Is it really that difficult to understand?


    Why are there people arguing about this? And you're wrong, if you are still squared to bunt when you get hit, it's a strike.
     
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    Jun 4th, 2011 (6/4/2011 9:44pm) in reply to nyy486

    shitty story, but really a freak thing.

    also, if they pitch to the kids in tee-ball, it isnt really tee-ball.
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    Jun 4th, 2011 (6/4/2011 9:46pm) in reply to ScottBrewr99

     
    Originally Posted by ScottBrewr99 View Post

    shitty story, but really a freak thing.

    also, if they pitch to the kids in tee-ball, it isnt really tee-ball.

    I was wondering about that too.

    Also, @ NYY, so I guess it just depends on if he was squared or not. I would think that if the kid is pitching that fast/close, I would HOPE he wasn't squared up still, regardless it def sucks either way.
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    Jun 4th, 2011 (6/4/2011 9:48pm) in reply to digthatfunk

    I thought it was just obvious he pulled the bunt back. I mean it was obv coming at his chest, hes not going to still attempt the bunt, natural reaction is going to be pull it back and attempt to get out of the way
    Edited By: NechitaCC Jun 4th, 2011 at 09:49 PM
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    Jun 4th, 2011 (6/4/2011 9:51pm) in reply to NechitaCC

    the pitcher is going to carry that around for the rest of his life
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    Jun 4th, 2011 (6/4/2011 10:00pm) in reply to ScottBrewr99

     
    Originally Posted by ScottBrewr99 View Post

    shitty story, but really a freak thing.

    also, if they pitch to the kids in tee-ball, it isnt really tee-ball.

    meh, they give them 3 swings to try and hit the ball if they dont then the tee comes out. Of the 11 kids on the team and the 3 innings they play there might be 10 balls total hit from the mound.
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    Jun 4th, 2011 (6/4/2011 11:28pm) in reply to sellittojohn

    such baseball rules noobage in this thread

    bunting is the same as swing, if you make an attempt to hit the ball and get hit by the pitch you dont get first. If you show bunt but do not attempt to bunt it standard hit by pitch rules apply.

    Also on a separate rule says you have to make at least some effort to get out of the way of the pitch and you cannot lean into a pitch, a ball (or strike) will be called and the batter continues his at bat
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    Jun 4th, 2011 (6/4/2011 11:37pm) in reply to TMLMS13

    nasty example- Jordan Schafer takes one off the face trying to bunt- this one hit his bat so obv a strike

    http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?co..._copy_15494121
    Edited By: Nole91 Jun 4th, 2011 at 11:39 PM
     
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    Jun 5th, 2011 (6/5/2011 2:31am) in reply to Nole91

    judging by the fact that it hit him in the chest id say he was probably still squared around and therefore should have been a strike
     
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    Jun 5th, 2011 (6/5/2011 2:35am) in reply to leakinmoney

    meh, at his age the ball could of easily hit him in the side, above his heart and done this. idk i am not a doctor but this could not of happend 2 or 3 more times in the history of little league.
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    Jun 5th, 2011 (6/5/2011 2:36am) in reply to sellittojohn

    wgaf? it's part of the game!
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    Jun 5th, 2011 (6/5/2011 2:41am) in reply to norcaljeff

     
    Originally Posted by norcaljeff View Post

    wgaf? it's part of the game!

    unless it happend to a random Giants player, you would then call for baseball to place the ball on a tee for the players to hit off of. gfy
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    Jun 5th, 2011 (6/5/2011 2:42am) in reply to sellittojohn

    can someone be this slow? apparently
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    Jun 5th, 2011 (6/5/2011 3:32am) in reply to The Alchemist

     
    Originally Posted by The Alchemist View Post

    the pitcher is going to carry that around for the rest of his life

    It might seem like a bad thing for him right now, and I understand him being upset, but really guys, it IS a blessing in disguise. Now he can quit playing childish games, and will see that there are more productive things to do with his life, that will make him happier in the long run.

    It just happened, so I can understand people not being ready to accept this, but it is the best thing for everyone involved.
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    Jun 5th, 2011 (6/5/2011 5:06am) in reply to kellykip

     
    Originally Posted by kellykip View Post

    It might seem like a bad thing for him right now, and I understand him being upset, but really guys, it IS a blessing in disguise. Now he can quit playing childish games, and will see that there are more productive things to do with his life, that will make him happier in the long run.

    It just happened, so I can understand people not being ready to accept this, but it is the best thing for everyone involved.


    lol? not sure if serious...
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    Jun 5th, 2011 (6/5/2011 5:16am) in reply to The Alchemist

    Give that kid a contract
    Edited By: CeJeH Jun 5th, 2011 at 05:16 AM
    Reason: couldn't help it, r.i.p. kid ul gg
     
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    Jun 5th, 2011 (6/5/2011 5:19am) in reply to CeJeH

    I guess that kid has a killer fastball
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    Jun 5th, 2011 (6/5/2011 5:26am) in reply to The Alchemist

     
    Originally Posted by The Alchemist View Post

    lol? not sure if serious...

    http://www.pocketfives.com/f13/well-...ml#post6267243

    Yeah, bit of a reach but I thought it might work here.
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    Jun 5th, 2011 (6/5/2011 6:37am) in reply to kellykip

    RIP. Sad that this could have been avoided with decent coaching. I always cringe when I see people attempt to bunt by squaring their body, which is obviously retarded. Pivot off your back foot ffs.
     
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