I might take back my not a dumb player comment after that. Jeeze

Just now, fathom said:

You sure as hell don’t start running into right field

Well by then it was just a desperation play to try to stall for the run to get home before a tag out but it was all over anyway. I think he was unsure whether 1B ever got tagged so he hoped Bell would chase him into the bullpen rather than get the third out

If he runs to second the game is over. Wait, why doesn’t the run count? Acuna scored before Antonacci was tagged out and it wasn’t a force because Lee stepped on the bag, didn’t he? The ball wasn’t caught in the air, or am I wrong?

1 minute ago, ron883 said:

Ballgame ova!

Ron giving up on this game sooner than tray.

Just now, JTB said:

If he runs to second the game is over. Wait, why doesn’t the run count? Acuna scored before Antonacci was tagged out and it wasn’t a force because Lee stepped on the bag, didn’t he? The ball wasn’t caught in the air, or am I wrong?

Ruled out for out of baseline

That is a HUGE K.

Just now, JTB said:

If he runs to second the game is over. Wait, why doesn’t the run count? Acuna scored before Antonacci was tagged out and it wasn’t a force because Lee stepped on the bag, didn’t he? The ball wasn’t caught in the air, or am I wrong?

Once he's out of the baseline, he's out. But if he would have run to second, they would have just turned a conventional double play

1 minute ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Ron giving up on this game sooner than tray.

They aren't winning this s%*#.

1 minute ago, ron883 said:

Lol did he think it was a groundball?

no man's land impossible to guess

in retrospect let Nishida make contact to the right side and steal Antonacci

forced to pitch to Mune or face RMB Vargas

Just now, Jake said:

Once he's out of the baseline, he's out. But if he would have run to second, they would have just turned a conventional double play

If Bell touched first base first, Acuna run would count if he gets into rundown

Just now, fathom said:

Ruled out for out of baseline

So if he literally just stands off the bag Acuna scores? At least I thought I saw Acuna cross home before any play at first.

4 minutes ago, Harry Chappas said:

Venable over managed the Riku AB let him put the ball in play.

Agree. Bunting is stupid when you have a guy already in scoring position .

Just now, fathom said:

If Bell touched first base first, Acuna run would count if he gets into rundown

It all happened so fast though.

Play happened right in front of him. As soon as it bounces, he should be off. Then he steps on first and sox win the game. Crazy.

1 minute ago, Jake said:

Well by then it was just a desperation play to try to stall for the run to get home before a tag out but it was all over anyway. I think he was unsure whether 1B ever got tagged so he hoped Bell would chase him into the bullpen rather than get the third out

It’s just impossible in that situation to synthesize that in a split second. He should have run to 2nd, sure…but that play was the perfect storm of bizarro world.

1 minute ago, ron883 said:

They aren't winning this s%*#.

DP or strikeout here and they have a chance.

Umpiring crew needs to be fired

5 minutes ago, Jake said:

no-win situation there. You don't know if he's going to catch it on the fly but if he does, you have to get back to first. If he doesn't, then you're boned either way

And when those are caught those are basically double plays 100% of the time

3 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Ron giving up on this game sooner than tray.

Smells like panic.

1 minute ago, fathom said:

If Bell touched first base first, Acuna run would count if he gets into rundown

Yes, I'm just assuming Bell doesn't touch first base first if Antonacci wasn't right in front of him with nowhere to go

At least you didn’t let Buxton beat you. Can still end the threat or at least limit the damage.

1 minute ago, Bob Sacamano said:

And when those are caught those are basically double plays 100% of the time

Yeah it was initially a great read

Just now, southsider2k5 said:

Smells like panic.

Ron the Panican. Ronican. Has a ring to it.

Game over man

Worst ever 0-2 pitch.