[ShaBoomer]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jr.

There are just as many, if not more, instances of guys diving into 1st base and being out. Just because some guys beat the throw, doesn't mean its faster and that they wouldn't have beaten the throw by running through the base. If it's really faster, why don't sprinters dive through the finish line? In a sport where .01 seconds makes all of the difference, you would think they would give everything to be as fast as possible. As for the Mythbusters thing.. they only tested into bases where you can't run through. Of course it's faster to slide into 2nd or 3rd, because it slows your momentum enough where you can stay on the bag. If you were to try to run to 2nd base and stay on it, you would have to chop your steps so much to slow your momentum to where you won't overrun the bag. That's a horribly set up experiment for this discussion.

I get it... You just want to be right. So by all means, go ahead...

I never said it was always faster. What I said was there are situations when it is beneficial to slide rather than run through. If there weren't, then nobody would do it. But that's not reality.

So if you want to keep arguing, knock yourself out. I hope you have fun.