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Originally Posted by Thunderball
I can understand if someone just doesn't find it interesting, fair enough... Baseball and Basketball enthralls some people, and puts others to sleep. I just take exception to people thinking these guys are pussies. Diving is pretty much a universal concept in sports, and its always due to inadequate regulation on and off the field of play.
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Baseball is the one team sport where a player can't dive to gain an advantage because there are no fouls called. So there's no pointing trying to con the ref. If you get hit by a pitch and scream in pain and fall down holding your face when the ball hit you in the ass... the result doesn't change. It's first base only. The only cheating in baseball is the catcher moving his glove around to bring balls into the strike zone. But umps don't even fall for that anymore.
In soccer, faking injury can lead to penalty shots, yellow cards and red cards, all can change the entire game.
In hockey, it can cause power plays. 2 or 5 minutes.
In basketball, flopping can lead to offensive fouls to important players who may foul out.
and on and on..