# Head First Slide into 1st Base

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-first-slide-into-1st-base/664322>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [July 23, 2013, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-first-slide-into-1st-base/664322 "2013-07-23T20:16:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![jonesj2205](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@jonesj2205](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonesj2205)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-first-slide-into-1st-base/664322/21 "2013-07-25T00:21:03Z")

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> [@obfusciatrist](#):
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> Why would that be harder? Either way he’s watching the bag for contact while listening for the sound of the ball hitting the glove.

Usually they’re listening for the sound of the ball hitting the glove to compare to the sound of the foot hitting the bag, whichever was first wins.

And watching for foot on bag, clean catch, etc.

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**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-first-slide-into-1st-base/664322/22 "2013-07-25T03:08:32Z")

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That doesn’t sound right to me, but even if right I don’t see how it makes it more likely you’ll get the call when you shouldn’t. Wouldn’t it make it just as likely that you’d not get it when you should.

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