Just crossed my mind while watching the Yanks vs. the Tigers. I've always just accepted it as it was, and wanted to know if there is any particular reason.
2006-10-06 13:38:07 · 7 answers · asked by Jason L 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Home plate is inside the ground. Not like the other bases that can be removed and are puffy above ground "pillow-like" things.
The shape is flat in front so you know when the bat crosses the plate on a swing. The back of home plate point down the foul lines so an umpire can tell when a foul has occured at a quick glance.
2006-10-06 13:52:37 · answer #1 · answered by nickkap1 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's in the shape of a square with a triangle atop it as low as the ground(that's why you always see umpires dusting it off). The rest of the bases are a plain square about an inch above ground.
2006-10-06 21:54:32 · answer #2 · answered by Big Z 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they were the same the batter may not know where to run. So the reason is for them to see if the person touched the base or not unlike the others where they can touch the base without being touched.
2006-10-06 20:42:52 · answer #3 · answered by green_ballin_23 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because it serves the dual purpose as the fourth base and as the area where a pitched ball must go over for the strike zone.
2006-10-06 20:48:03 · answer #4 · answered by dlobryan1 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
home plate is shaped the way it is to line up directly with the foul line...its kinda trapazoid look where the lines come together in back are both exactly linear to the foul lines
2006-10-06 20:46:43 · answer #5 · answered by San DIego Chargers 21 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's low to the ground so u can slide head first at full speed!
2006-10-07 04:09:19 · answer #6 · answered by X-Man 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It helps the pitcher define the strike zone.
2006-10-06 20:51:15 · answer #7 · answered by Orangewedge 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋