5/27 Cubs (Hendricks) @ Pirates (Anderson) on now

[CubinNY]

Well now I need to hear Pat's radio call to make this play complete! :)

 

Edit - found it on YouTube starting at the 1:34 mark.

 

Still think the best part of this is Javy's safe call before taking off for first.

[George Hayduke]

Well now I need to hear Pat's radio call to make this play complete! :)

 

Edit - found it on YouTube starting at the 1:34 mark.

 

Still think the best part of this is Javy's safe call before taking off for first.

It’s like even Javy himself forgot for a half second, oh horsefeathers, I still have to get to first base

[d_money]

To add insult to injury, Javy then scored from second on a bloop single.

[We Got The Whole 9]

I don't just blame the first baseman the more I watch that play. The catcher gotta know what's going on. They're supposed to be the smartest/captain on the field. He's asking for the throw home. He has no reason to even be there, it's not a true rundown situation. Let Javy go all the way to the plate, it doesn't even matter. It's like Javy depending on them being stupid, and they were.

 

Right! It's not a run down..Javy can't be 'safe at home'. I counted 6 different idiotic things the Pirates did on the play:

 

1. Not stepping on first right away

2. Not more aggressively running towards home

3. Throwing to the catcher

4. Second baseman not covering 1st

5. Catcher not immediately running towards Javy while he was making the safe gesture

6. Errant throw to 1B allowing him to reach

 

7. 2B missing the next throw would've saved a run and if all things stayed the same the game would've gone to extras. The 2B made probably the worst catch attempt possible, likely because he was incredulous at what was occurring.

[The_Achiever]

The Javy play couldn’t be cooler.

[Derwood]

[DonnieD]

I don't just blame the first baseman the more I watch that play. The catcher gotta know what's going on. They're supposed to be the smartest/captain on the field. He's asking for the throw home. He has no reason to even be there, it's not a true rundown situation. Let Javy go all the way to the plate, it doesn't even matter. It's like Javy depending on them being stupid, and they were.

 

Right! It's not a run down..Javy can't be 'safe at home'. I counted 6 different idiotic things the Pirates did on the play:

 

1. Not stepping on first right away

2. Not more aggressively running towards home

3. Throwing to the catcher

4. Second baseman not covering 1st

5. Catcher not immediately running towards Javy while he was making the safe gesture

6. Errant throw to 1B allowing him to reach

 

7. 2B missing the next throw would've saved a run and if all things stayed the same the game would've gone to extras. The 2B made probably the worst catch attempt possible, likely because he was incredulous at what was occurring.

8. The catcher deciding that the correct play is to try to tag Willson instead of Javy, when Javy was basically sitting in his lap, Christmas list in hand.

[Tim]

:flythew: :flythew: :flythew: :flythew:

 

 

I was traveling yesterday and didn't catch the game or highlights until very late. But oh my god. That "rundown" was the funniest thing I've ever seen on a baseball field.