by DontJudgeG » June 12th, 2012, 5:18 pm
Hollywood B wrote:LIU Wilson wrote:Duff wrote:The throw was a bit off and to the left. Looks like the catcher had to get back and to his left just to recover the ball in time to throw it. I thought he made a great play given the circumstances.
definitely to the left, but seems that if he were closer to the base path, either in front of the runner or behind, he would've saved that split second and maybe could've tapped the ball at the runner.
I think you guys who weren't there are misunderstanding how the play went down because of the camera angle. The catcher ended up there because he had to field the ball on a throw that wasn't at the plate. The throw wasn't a straight throw to the plate, but instead was right on target to nail Ricky about 10 feet up the line from the plate. Ricky looked back and kind of stopped to avoid the ball and the hesitation took his momentum into the flip. The catcher made a great play just getting over to where the throw ended up, and the fact he made the play that close at the plate was pretty unbelievable.
Agreed. I think all things leading up to the play added to its greatness.
Ricky was thrown out by a few steps IF Dierdre has her foot on the bag (questionable). Then the next play they have Ricky stranded in between 2nd and 3rd.
Everyone was screaming at Fatty to throw the ball since he had backup at 2nd.
Then the play of the Circuit happens. "That just happened." Ball game.
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