Faster to Slide or Run-through first base?
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they were just saying on the Giants game that Visqual ALWAYS slides headfirst into first base and is Convinced that it is faster than running though it. Seems like a no brainer, but has anyone ever testing this?
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I don't know which is better, but it's much more fun if you do a "Lou Piniella."
Rip it out of the ground and throw it into the outfield.
There is no possible way it is faster and never makes sense unless to avoid a tag or a collision.
<< <i>As Steve Stone used to say on Cubs broadcasts, "If it were faster to dive headfirst than to run, you would see it being done in the Olympics.". >>
Agreed 100%.
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If you are sliding, not only are you no longer adding velocity, you now have the friction of your entire body slowing you down on your path.
Running is ALWAYS faster and unless one of the situations above (avoiding a tag, etc.) running through should be the way.