I'm probably in the minority but

[twood]

Lol, this thread has sooooo many old people posting. I get it, I’m 48 and I’m willing to look at it the same way but I deal with these youngsters every day and it makes me remember when your bullet proof. Kids are kids. Can’t take the raw emotion and joy out of it. (Even though I cringe when they dogpile)

[jimbeau77]

Well if you consider 18-22 year olds that are approx 5’-8” to 6-5” and approx 170 to 220 lbs to still be kids physically.

[RichardDavenport]

I can only think of once when a college baseball player was injured in a dog pile. UCLA had a second baseman break a wrist after they won their super regional about 10 years ago. There are a lot of things that college baseball players do that are more risky than dog piling.

No doubt about that, but this seems like such an unnecessary one. It’s such a momentary gratification & then mostly for those on top. Standing in the batter’s box involves risk, but at least we make them wear helmets & penalize pitchers who intentionally hit a batter. Most risk-taking is foolhardy, but it’s not a good idea to encourage a risk just because it’s not as bad as another.

I might of missed it but did Campbell participate?

[econhawg]

I can only think of once when a college baseball player was injured in a dog pile. UCLA had a second baseman break a wrist after they won their super regional about 10 years ago. There are a lot of things that college baseball players do that are more risky than dog piling.

I used to see Knight cruising around campus on his moped all the time, usually with Biggers on the back of it. MUCH more dangerous than dogpiling IMO.

Also, I’m cool with college kids doing both of those things.

[oklahawg]

I keep thinking “metal cleats!”

I always thought the catcher should protect the pitcher, not be the one that tackles him to the ground.