Quote Originally Posted by jcb View Post
Also, most Little Leagues have a must-slide rule at home plate if the play is remotely close. This is a rule that drives me nuts when an experienced catcher who outweighs a baserunner by 50 pounds blocks the plate when the ball is still on the way home.
I don't think that's an official Little League rule, but most have a local rule in regards to having to slide on a play at the plate...it's a safety thing to keep a bigger player from mowing down a smaller catcher and hurting them...but I don't really like it either!