Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Mister D 5. Take the body armor off of players. Seen Barry Bonds lately? He stands right on top of the plate, with a huge brace on his arm. He has no fear of getting hit by an inside pitch. because it'll just bounce off his brace. So he can just lean over the plate and hit anything on the outside. Several other players do this as well. A batter has to know that if hes gonna crowd the plate he might catch one up and in. if not, the pitcher is at a significant disadvantage |
First of all, Barry Bonds is allowed to wear that because he has a legitimate problem with his elbow, and he could be seriously injured if he's hit there. However, how often do you see Bonds get hit on the elbow? It's pretty rare because if you through a pitch in where his elbow is, he usually turns on it and hits it out of the park.
Some players do wear armor so that they can lean in and "take one for the team," but I really don't think Bonds is a good example.