this is where i stand as well. even if you think you can do something without breaking the rules, you’re probably wrong and the umpires will call everyone out and the other team will get mad at you. slide hard, directly into base, and don’t overslide the base. if the pivot man is an idiot and happens to be where you slid, great! double play broken up and no one can say anything. if the pivot man does his job and is gets out of the way, you still put the pressure on him to do everything right since he couldn’t just use your dumbass slide as an excuse to get free outs. plus nobody gets hurt!