Collision at the plate?

Question

I was looking at some of my old baseball cards and found one that had Cecil Fielder rumbling down the third base line, with the catcher in the foreground of the picture, just about to field a throw...and just about to get into a collision. It got me thinking...

if you were a MLB catcher and was in the same situation I just described, what player (past or present) would you be most afraid of getting steamrolled by?

Answer 1

There are many, catchers need to know how to protect themselves, Mike Scioscia was a master at it, he had a knack for meeting their charge with shoulder and flipping them over his back.

Answer 2

David Ortiz or Cecil's own son Prince Fielder. Niether of them are small and both agressive. Keep in mind Ortiz big hands and Fielders temper tantrums.

Answer 3

Even though he's a pitcher I'd run the other way if CC Sabathia was running toward me.  The dude's 6'7", 290 pounds!

Answer 4

BIGGER THE MAN, HARDER THE FALL. TAKE OUT HIS KNEES AND U WOULD BE FINE.

Answer 5

Frank Thomas. The Big Hurt was a fullback at Auburn and shared the backfield with Bo Jackson.

Answer 6

Prince Fielder or David Ortiz.

Answer 7

pete rose david ortiz cliff floyd

Answer 8

Dave "Cobra" Parker

Answer 9

Frank Thomas or Prince Fielder.

Funny thing about Prince Fielder in this situation though. In a game against the Cubs earlier this season, Fielder tried to plow over Geovany Soto at the plate and when they collided Fielder fell flat on his face without even knocking down Soto.

Answer 10

Even though his MLB career was short (and not very successful), Jim Thorpe would have scared the pants off of me in that situation.

And a side note to jcc - Frank Thomas did play football at Auburn for one season. However, his freshman year was 1986, and Bo Jackson's last season at Auburn was 1985. Also, Thomas was a tight end, not a fullback. But he'd scare me too anyway.

Answer 11

Cecil's son Prince Fielder, not a small man.

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