May 27, 20214 yr There should be a rule: When a batter is running to first, you can stop if you want and make a fielder come to you, but you can’t go backwards. There is no safe base behind you, so that play is really dumb on multiple levels.
May 27, 20214 yr Not sure where his teammates were on this one. Even if the 1B didn't realize it, the rest of the infield should have, and been screaming HOME at him.
May 27, 20214 yr Author 11 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Not sure where his teammates were on this one. Even if the 1B didn't realize it, the rest of the infield should have, and been screaming HOME at him. What makes it worse is that there were two outs so he didn't even have to worry about the home runner.
May 27, 20214 yr 22 minutes ago, flavum said: There should be a rule: When a batter is running to first, you can stop if you want and make a fielder come to you, but you can’t go backwards. There is no safe base behind you, so that play is really dumb on multiple levels. It's the same logic as running out of the base path really. You're really delaying the inevitable or trying to run away from the play. But this play is completely on the Pirates. It's 2 outs, all you had to do was step on 1st. The runner doesn't even score if you get the force out.
May 27, 20214 yr 24 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Not sure where his teammates were on this one. Even if the 1B didn't realize it, the rest of the infield should have, and been screaming HOME at him. They didn't need to make a play at home. If they get the out at first with 2 outs, the run doesn't count.
May 27, 20214 yr That was Will Craig for Pitt. Cleveland, btw, has a no hitter going against the hapless Tigers.
May 27, 20214 yr I just hate seeing how much love Baez is getting for that play. Gotta give all the credit to Will Craig for going brain dead for a minute there.
May 27, 20214 yr Yeah, heaping praise on Baez is...unwarranted. This was a horrendous defensive play. I mean, mind-boggingly bad. This kind of stuff happens in little league, and the runner isn't praised. The defender is mocked.
May 27, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, hogan873 said: Yeah, heaping praise on Baez is...unwarranted. This was a horrendous defensive play. I mean, mind-boggingly bad. This kind of stuff happens in little league, and the runner isn't praised. The defender is mocked. Yeah...it's really mind-blowingly bad.
May 27, 20214 yr When I was in Pony League many years ago, I stopped and watched part of a little league game and was very amused by a run down between home plate and first. But that was Little League. Will Craig....be better.
May 27, 20214 yr 38 minutes ago, manbearpuig said: I just hate seeing how much love Baez is getting for that play. Gotta give all the credit to Will Craig for going brain dead for a minute there. I mean, you can say it never happens without the bonehead decision by Craig while still giving credit to Báez for executing it perfectly. Not sure why it has to be either/or.
May 27, 20214 yr It's all on Craig and Baez is gonna get a street named after him in Lincoln Park because of it. Maybe the Park too. Why did the damn fool throw it home? Edited May 27, 20214 yr by Stinky Stanky
May 28, 20214 yr 8 hours ago, Buehrle>Wood said: What makes it worse is that there were two outs so he didn't even have to worry about the home runner. This. Just have first baseman tag the base. The runner at home doesn’t matter given no outs. I don’t know what the defense was thinking.
May 28, 20214 yr Why is everyone talking about throwing home?! There were two outs! Tag first base and the inning is over. Hell, tag it after a run scores and it doesn’t even count. That’s the beginning, middle, and end of this story.
May 28, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, 35thstreetswarm said: Why is everyone talking about throwing home?! There were two outs! Tag first base and the inning is over. Hell, tag it after a run scores and it doesn’t even count. That’s the beginning, middle, and end of this story. Basically what everyone else is saying. Edited May 28, 20214 yr by manbearpuig
May 28, 20214 yr 32 minutes ago, 35thstreetswarm said: Why is everyone talking about throwing home?! There were two outs! Tag first base and the inning is over. Hell, tag it after a run scores and it doesn’t even count. That’s the beginning, middle, and end of this story. He also could have just chased Baez to home plate and tagged him there and the inning is over, so many different ways he screwed up on that play it's impressive.
May 28, 20214 yr Looks like he's thinking of a traditional rundown and not letting the player get back to the "Starting" base. Total brain fart.
May 28, 20214 yr 22 minutes ago, StrangeSox said: Looks like he's thinking of a traditional rundown and not letting the player get back to the "Starting" base. Total brain fart. Honestly, I wonder if he knew how many outs there were.
May 28, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, southsider2k5 said: Honestly, I wonder if he knew how many outs there were. I think that's the only explanation. If there were not two outs I GUESS he could have been worried about the run scoring...but even that's very hard to imagine.
May 29, 20214 yr I always thought once you stop or go backwards on the way from home to 1st you're out immediately
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