Baseball's best worst slides - A Hunt and Peck

Let’s talk about sliding.

It’s weird. It goes against every instinct in the the human body - that instinct that says "don’t fall, don’t fall, don’t fall". Sliding is literally the act of falling, just with style and grace that comes from years of practice.

Well sometimes, it is. Because let’s admit it, not everyone can be Mike Trout.

Below are some examples of when slides do not go exactly according to plan.

I know this technically is not a slide, but this mishap will always hold a special place in my heart:

Mike Trout pulls off nifty slide to avoid tag | angels.com

Baseball's best worst swings - A Hunt and Peck | Viva El Birdos

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the san francisco giants

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the nl central

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