Originally Posted By: The New Adventures of Old PJP
 Originally Posted By: britneyspearsatemyshorts
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I respectfully disagree. The opposite side of that coin is if it's just a spring training game and the games don't count then why do it.


exactly, why block the plate? obviously if you block the plate you think it means something, and is not a meaningless game.


even in a pickup game, if someone blocked the plate on me, they were getting run over.
But if it's a meaningless game why try to score so hard. Johnson by plowing into the catcher put himself at risk just as much as the catcher was at risk. Why risk breaking your arm if it doesn't count?


exactly, if it's a meaningless game, why risk injury by blocking the plate?

it's not meaningless, spring training is where roster spots are won or lost.