My Six Baseball Pet Peeves

Having played and watched baseball most of my life, I've developed basic pet peeves over the sport that I see at just about every level of play. 6. Outfielders diving for a ball.  As a lifelong outfielder, I can tell you that my best catches were done without a dive.  The ONLY time an outfielder should hit the deck is when a ball that is going to be caught is near the ground.  Lunging, catching, then losing balance is another matter. Jim Edmonds is the most notorious needless-diving outfielder I have ever seen - the cameras never seemingly show his poor jump (which, as I've been to quite a few Cardinals games, I can testify to).  The better catches that he's made are the ones where he didn't dive.  This is why Andruw Jones was amazing - he caught so many balls running that others may have dove for. 5.  A runner diving into first base when there is no tag.  This one is not number 1 because it is very widely known.  I heard Ryan Lefebvre (Kansas City ... (link)