Olney: Bryce Harper's injury could be blamed on bases

Should MLB and the MLB Players Association explore the question of whether there could a better composition in the bases?

Cal Ripken played in every game over 16 years and one of his managers, Davey Johnson, once mused about how Ripken somehow circumvented serious injury despite the range of inherent risks -- errant pitches off his hands and wrists, runners sliding into Ripken at second base. And maybe the most consistent threat to the playing streak, Johnson mused back in 1996, was Ripken’s habit of lunging for first base at full speed as he sprinted down the line, which made Johnson cringe.

If Ripken landed on the side of the raised base or the back of the leg of the first baseman, he might…