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Originally Posted by ShaBoomer |
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Here's Giambi sliding into first on a non-tag play, in a game where the Indians are winning 14-2. So in other words, he didn't even need to reach base, but he really wanted the hit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTikOHMCNLg
Puig sliding into first, non-tag play. Beat the throw by a millisecond:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eSGnnF5p-c
And to show I'm not biased, here's EPSN's Sport Science segment on running vs. diving:
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=10766501
In this video they find that running is 10ms faster than diving from 10ft. However, the video only shows this from the perspective of 1 runner, who as you can see in the video, didn't dive/slide into 1st very well.
And for fans of Mythbusters:
http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/my...an-running.htm
If you saw this episode, Mythbusters confirmed sliding can be faster than running through, depending on the situation.
I'd also like to point out that I didn't say it was ALWAYS faster. But sometimes it is. Like I said, if you screw up your gait when you leave the box you may have to half-step to line yourself up with the bag. In this case, sliding can be faster.
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Should've read through before responding to your first one since you included the SS clip I referenced.
I don't doubt that you can find singular instances where sliding may've helped, but it's OVERWHELMINGLY used in situations where it not at all the right choice.