[johnnyt]

while i do find it unfortunate that posey is out for the season, and the injury could shorten his career, you cant blame cousins for doing something that probably happens every 3-4 games played in baseball. the catcher blocks the plate, with the intent of keeping the run from making it to base, and the runner, hitting the catcher to make it to the plate. you dont see any other position players blocking their base to keep runners from advancing with out the ball. you are taught that when you are running home you aim for the catcher because he is blocking the plate. that is your point of reference. sometimes you dont see the plate until you are extremely close so it is hard to use it as a reference. if you want to stop home plate collisions and injuries... keep the catchers from blocking the plate.

as far as specifically this situation i do think posey allowed enough room that cousin could have slid by, but we have to remember what runners are taught. run through the catcher to get to the plate.

if the MLB wants to make a rule to prevent this then make it illegal for catchers to block the plate. BTW i played catcher and was taught all these things. it is part of the game, if you dont want to be trucked dont block the plate.

this reminds me of what i tell my children all of the time. "its all fun and games until someone gets hurt and starts crying" this is where MLB is at right now.