He was covering home.
Glad somebody was.
(Sorry, couldn’t resist.)
Must have been playing cards with the right fielder.
It went something like this…
Runner on 1B, one out. Runner moving on pitch, line drive to LF. Ball is caught by LFer, who then throws to SS, who in turn throws back to 1B to try to double off runner. Ball gets by 1Bman, but instead of going all the way back to 1B, the runner sees an overthrow and heads back to 2B. 1Bman fields the overthrow, throws to 2B, but that throw is wild. CFer is backing up, as the runner heads to 3B. That throw is wild, and the runner heads home. 3Bman throws home to me as the runner thinks he’s scored. Given that I’m the only one paying attention at this point, I throw to the 1Bman and yell at him to step on 1B. After explaining what happened to the umpire, the umpire calls the runner out. Even the umpire was somewhat confused until it was explained to him.
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Holy cow!
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Interesting. There is never any point in the game that you should take your eye off the ball or not keep your wits about you. Strange things happen. That is why we love the game.
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I had decided that the runner was in no mans land for some reason after the F7, that he’d tagged up and then tried to advance due to some slapdickery. That he hadn’t tagged up and yet most everyone else proceeded as if he had is not a scenario that had registered.
It’s weird that the runner wouldn’t just instinctively realize he hadn’t tagged first.
He realized it on the catch, but after a couple of throws, he, and I guess everyone else, just instinctively thought he was in a rundown. Even the umpire wasn’t entirely sure what happened, until it was explained. In his defense though, we only have two umpires, so they have to watch and keep track of all the ensuing slapdickery because it’s still a live ball. We have to appeal, the out is not automatic. Once explained, that it was a failure to retouch the base he originally occupied, not a failure to retouch 2B on his way back to 1B or a “last time by” issue, everyone, even the runner from 1B realized what happened and there was no argument.
The A’s don’t seem too interested in taking over first place.
Damn good thing.
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Losing Laureano didn’t help.
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Out of character for them to be so accommodating. I’m sure they will find a way to give us all a migraine by G162.
I don’t think that has anything to do with it as they picked up Marte, who’s as good as and probably better than Laureano.
Marte wasn’t signed to replace Laureano. He was replacing Stephen Piscotty (.220), Chad Pender (.207) and Seth Brown (.203). There is a huge drop off from Laureano to putting those guys back in the line up.
I agree that Marte is a huge upgrade over those guys
But I don’t agree that Marte wasn’t acquired to replace Dickcheese.
They were previously informed and in the appeal process of his suspension prior to the trade deadline.
The A’s knew they would not have him. That’s the biggest reason they made the move.
It’s also the reason that an organization that holds on to prospects much as any finally gave one up.
Perhaps the only thing that statistically separated the two-faced hypocritical cheater Laureano from the other OF options was the PEDs.
I have not be able to find a source that clearly states that is factual, just a lot of probably knew or likely knew.
The appeals process looks like it could happen in less than a week.
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Thanks.
I will acknowledge that as well.
I have not found a source either, it was an assumption on my part.
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Oakland is on the outside looking in on the AL Wild Card race. And only one game up on Seattle.
According to the graphic @ the top of the 9th, Seattle had 29 comeback wins b/f their win last night. 11 of their now 30 comeback wins have been on the road. (Toro was in the middle of the comeback, scoring the lead run.)