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how much have you watched Vitters, Samards & Colvin play? Who are you? Joe Morgan

What are the Cubs supposed to say?

Stone must be drinking quite a bit nowdays. It's a shame.

Colvin looks like he's put on a little weight.

Cocaine's a helluva drug.

They probably want to see if the prospects made any progress over the winter.

Nothing. His fate is sealed. He's a bench player until someone gets hurt or he gets traded. He isn't going to replace Fukudome or Soriano. They aren't going to move Fukudome around at all.

If you slide to first base you will get their this much faster.

Once again, the base is closer to the feet than the arms. If someone is trying to get to the base with their arm they have to slow down to do it. A little FYI, Wiki is not a reputable information site.

As per, Pinghitter/UK has the most useful and informative posts in this thread. Get out of the box, run straight, and run through the base. alle sonst Dosis nicht Sache

Who needs Yost when we have the sliding thread?

Reading comprehension not a strong suit, huh? I'd post a longer response, but since I already answered this in the post you replied to, I won't. Me no get it. I'll post my scientific publication record if you post yours.

Agreed.

This is horrible. First off, I earlier explained that friction (at least from the ground) is not in play here. You are diving to touch the bag immediately, not to slide into it. Second...the bold part. A science teacher's head might explode if a student told him this with no explanation. No, you just explained why when you stop running you don't necessarily decelerate. F=ma. There is air-resistance...but that effects you when you are running, too. In fact, continuing to run will INCREASE the frictional forces working against you as you are still connecting with the ground. I'll conceed the point that not taking those last two steps will decrease your speed as you cross the bag. I am not arguing that and never will. But the advantage of being able to reach out and touch the bag as your center of mass is significantly behind the bag offsets that slight loss of speed. If you imagine Wilt Chamberlain diving toward the bag instead of running over it, can you imagine the advantage of having your center of mass behind the bag and still being there? The only difference there is scale. [bragging]Claiming that science says it's impossible with a Geophysicist probably isn't your best bet, btw. [/bragging] Friction is not at play? You are either joking or you've never seen someone slide into first base in a cloud of dust. The center of mass has nothing to do with sliding or running, velocity does. Sliding cannot be faster than running through a base for the following reasons: 1. a person has to stop running to slide thereby slowing down 2. when a person slides more surface area is in contact with the ground thereby slowing down The only reason that people slide into second base, third, and home is: 1. To avoid a tag. 2. so they don't lose contact with the base when tagged. We can have a debate about lunging vs sliding if you want, but there is no debate about running vs sliding. Q: Why don't sprinters or speed skaters slide to the finish line? A: Because sliding slows them down. This is pretty ridiculous.

No. Since you are ignoring my earlier explanation entirely, and the link that followed it up, I'll post it again. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Does_sliding_into_a_base_make_you_reach_base_faster Read it this time. And yes, the Mythbusters episode "busted" a "myth" that didn't actually exist in the first place. Total waste of time. One thing I would argue is that the umpire is not typically in a very good position to judge whether a runner sliding into 1B is safe or not. I think part of the difficulty of sliding into 1B is that your hand might not be easily visible to the umpire when it comes into contact with the base. Perhaps I'm wrong, but I'd imagine it might make a difference in terms of deciding whether to run or slide. I've been told by umpires that they look at the feet and listen for the ball. Anyway, there is no possible way sliding can be faster than running through a base. It defies the known laws of physics. Which law of physics does the concept of center of mass and conservation of momentum does sliding into first being faster break? F =ma An object with a certain velocity maintains that velocity unless a force acts on it to cause an acceleration, or in this case a deceleration. Any time a person stops running they are decelerating. Also probably some other ones that I forgot a long time ago about velocity and friction. It's definitely a lot more complicated than F = ma. No, it is definitely not. Something cannot go faster by slowing down. Not to mention the fact that a foot is a lot closer to the ground than a hand.

No. Since you are ignoring my earlier explanation entirely, and the link that followed it up, I'll post it again. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Does_sliding_into_a_base_make_you_reach_base_faster Read it this time. And yes, the Mythbusters episode "busted" a "myth" that didn't actually exist in the first place. Total waste of time. One thing I would argue is that the umpire is not typically in a very good position to judge whether a runner sliding into 1B is safe or not. I think part of the difficulty of sliding into 1B is that your hand might not be easily visible to the umpire when it comes into contact with the base. Perhaps I'm wrong, but I'd imagine it might make a difference in terms of deciding whether to run or slide. I've been told by umpires that they look at the feet and listen for the ball. Anyway, there is no possible way sliding can be faster than running through a base. It defies the known laws of physics. Which law of physics does the concept of center of mass and conservation of momentum does sliding into first being faster break? F =ma An object with a certain velocity maintains that velocity unless a force acts on it to cause an acceleration, or in this case a deceleration. Any time a person stops running they are decelerating. Also probably some other ones that I forgot a long time ago about velocity and friction.

No. Since you are ignoring my earlier explanation entirely, and the link that followed it up, I'll post it again. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Does_sliding_into_a_base_make_you_reach_base_faster Read it this time. And yes, the Mythbusters episode "busted" a "myth" that didn't actually exist in the first place. Total waste of time. One thing I would argue is that the umpire is not typically in a very good position to judge whether a runner sliding into 1B is safe or not. I think part of the difficulty of sliding into 1B is that your hand might not be easily visible to the umpire when it comes into contact with the base. Perhaps I'm wrong, but I'd imagine it might make a difference in terms of deciding whether to run or slide. I've been told by umpires that they look at the feet and listen for the ball. Anyway, there is no possible way sliding can be faster than running through a base. It defies the known laws of physics.

You want some cheese with that whine? There is no news. We've had a smattering of published media reports, a few comments from Mr. Miles and massive amounts of speculation disguised as "rumor" from "sources" or "guys". Of all the posts among the last 200 pages, I can think of hundreds more deserving of a "cheese with that whine" rebuff. Ok, I probably should have whipped it out at the .500 BA in high school post. Fair enough. Anyway, anyone who clicks on this thread should know that this is the thread about nothing. It says so right in the title. The last update was pg. 180somithing.

You want some cheese with that whine? There is no news. We've had a smattering of published media reports, a few comments from Mr. Miles and massive amounts of speculation disguised as "rumor" from "sources" or "guys".

I prefer that this thread go back to 80's gay dance bands Come on every body :clapping: :yahoo: :yahoo: Oh oh Wee-ell-Now! Relax don't do it When you want to go to it Relax don't do it When you want to come Relax don't do it When you want to come When you want to come Relax don't do it When you want to to go to it Relax don't do it When you want to come Relax don't do it When you want to suck to it Relax don't do it When you want to come Come-oh oh oh

Simply amazing.

I wonder if Couch saw the report about the wonderful way we treat cattle in this country...

The Cubs have a mediocre team in a terrible division. I suppose that makes them good, as everything in life is relative. :D

Jay your seat is here. Have some seeds and enjoy the show. Mentioned in same article where Dusty is coveting Lofton.

hahahahahahahahahahaha! Maybe he can get Roberts