What's the best way for infielders to not get scrapes on their knees?

Question

I have a sliding pad but it always slips downs and my knee makes contact with the ground. I rip open the same scrapes a lot.

Answer 1

I never found anything that completely kept me from getting strawberries and scrapes. That is just part of the game. I guess you could wear some of those under armor long pants under your baseball pants. They didn't have those when I was playing so I can't say how good it would work. I wore sliding pants, and sometimes if I had a particularly painful burn or scrape I would put a bandaid on it and then tape around my leg. I used to go through alot of that nu skin stuff too, don't know if they even make that now or not. Worked a litle bit. Scrapes, bruises and burns are just badges of honor for infielders anyway. Embrace them. Or you could be like Ryne Sanberg and be so good that you don't have to lay out to get to balls. I never quite figured that one out though ;)

Answer 2

I use the pads that martial art classes use, turn them upside down and slip them on all the way up to your knees they work great

Answer 3

Yeah me too I got a big scab on my left knee right now. I usually wear long johns and i always were knee high socks this usually helps absorb the blood.

Answer 4

Well you should where tighter knee pads or wear longer shorts to make you look good.lol, but yea u should n try not 2 fall on your knees n just rll over when you bout 2 fall or as i said where tighter knee pads or longer shorts dat can protect your knees.

Answer 5

Man up and deal with the scapes, cuts and bruises. It sounds like you play the game hard, so you should look at the blood, sweat and scars as glory wounds.

Answer 6

Increase your lateral quickness so you don't have to get on the ground as much. That would help you some.

Answer 7

umm i wear these sleeve things on my knees that do a good job preventing like bad scarps and cuts. i got them at hibbetts

Answer 8

only slid if you really have to