Posey told: "not to block the plate"

[bluesky5]

Bochy told Posey he doesn't want him blocking the plate.

I'm kinda of a more old school mentality but I agree with this. Saving a couple runs in the regular season isn't worth losing your best offensive player, who plays the most important defensive position and has all the potential in the world. I'd want him blocking the plate in the postseason, however.

[ol' aches and pains]

NOW they tell him.

[Biggtone23]

So if you're an opposing player does this mean you have to go in hard everytime you think there will be a play at the plate becuase now you know Posey will be the one to move. You hope he tries a swipe tag and you can knock it out of his glove.

[Honus Wagner Rules]

NOW they tell him.

You so funny ol' aches and pains!!

[SHOELESSJOE3]

He may take that advice and I can understand if he does. But I'm betting most other catchers will still play the game that way, when it's the best situation, they will still block the plate.

[Honus Wagner Rules]

What ironic was that Posey wasn't blocking the plate when he got injured.

[KCGHOST]

Blocking the plate is such a low percentage more it really isn't worth what little it gains you as compared to the injuries that occur.

[RaysFan_98]

Catchers job is to catch and block the plate.

[dominik]

What ironic was that Posey wasn't blocking the plate when he got injured.

yeah. If he had blocked the plate properly he wouldn't have been injured. he just stretched his leg out over the plate.

[davewashere]

What ironic was that Posey wasn't blocking the plate when he got injured.

That's debatable. We had a long discussion about this last year: http://www.baseball-fever.com/showth...nt-Rule-Change

I will concede that he was not blocking all of home plate. Regardless of whether or not he considers that true blocking, I would guess Bochy would tell Posey not to do it again.

[davewashere]

yeah. If he had blocked the plate properly he wouldn't have been injured. he just stretched his leg out over the plate.

Actually it was his upper half that ended up in part of the path to home plate. I do agree that Posey probably would have been better off if his entire body was blocking the plate, because at least then he could have squared up and been better prepared for the collision. With just his upper half getting hit while his lower body wasn't planted in the right direction, his legs twisted awkwardly which caused ligaments to tear.

[Bigfoot 88]

What is to stop people from stealing home?

[ipitch]

What is to stop people from stealing home?

Being tagged out?

[SHOELESSJOE3]

Blocking the plate is such a low percentage more it really isn't worth what little it gains you as compared to the injuries that occur.

I think that says it all, not going to change anything.

[Bigfoot 88]

Being tagged out?

I may be forgetting my rules, so you aren't allowed to run into the catcher when stealing home?