Javy broke Will Craig so hard he's going to Korea

[Banedon]

https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/2187089

 

Craig said getting away from the embarrassment of the Baez blunder played a big part in his decision to move to Korea.

 

"There are times where it hits me, and I'm like, 'Did that really happen?' I'm a really good defender. I am," he told Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "Everyone who has played with me knows that, but I feel like that play defined me. I didn't want that to be the case.

 

"That's another thing that went into my decision to go over there. I need to almost start over in a way."

 

Well damn, I feel bad for the guy now.

[chopsx9]

https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/2187089

 

Craig said getting away from the embarrassment of the Baez blunder played a big part in his decision to move to Korea.

 

"There are times where it hits me, and I'm like, 'Did that really happen?' I'm a really good defender. I am," he told Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "Everyone who has played with me knows that, but I feel like that play defined me. I didn't want that to be the case.

 

"That's another thing that went into my decision to go over there. I need to almost start over in a way."

 

Well damn, I feel bad for the guy now.

 

I think the catcher is more to blame than Craig. You re-run that play with every single player that has ever played the game and 99.9999% or more of them either turn into the dugout or stand there and let themselves be tagged. Craig takes a step to tag Javy and Javy backs up - at that point Javy can't go anywhere - Craig takes another step - so does Javy - but again where can he go. It really unravels when the catcher calls for the ball and Craig throws it to him (which he shouldn't have done) - at this point I believe Javy's foot is in the batters box. The catcher (too lazy to look up who it was) could've tagged Javy there but tries to get Contreras and then yadda yadda yadda. I'm not saying Craig executed the play well but I think the catcher, at a minimum, deserves as much scorn as Craig.

[d_money]

Does he think that if he ever makes it back to the MLB that the video goes away?

[CubinNY]

Cubs should sign him after Rizzo is gone.

[Andy]

https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/2187089

 

Craig said getting away from the embarrassment of the Baez blunder played a big part in his decision to move to Korea.

 

"There are times where it hits me, and I'm like, 'Did that really happen?' I'm a really good defender. I am," he told Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "Everyone who has played with me knows that, but I feel like that play defined me. I didn't want that to be the case.

 

"That's another thing that went into my decision to go over there. I need to almost start over in a way."

 

Well damn, I feel bad for the guy now.

 

I think the catcher is more to blame than Craig. You re-run that play with every single player that has ever played the game and 99.9999% or more of them either turn into the dugout or stand there and let themselves be tagged. Craig takes a step to tag Javy and Javy backs up - at that point Javy can't go anywhere - Craig takes another step - so does Javy - but again where can he go. It really unravels when the catcher calls for the ball and Craig throws it to him (which he shouldn't have done) - at this point I believe Javy's foot is in the batters box. The catcher (too lazy to look up who it was) could've tagged Javy there but tries to get Contreras and then yadda yadda yadda. I'm not saying Craig executed the play well but I think the catcher, at a minimum, deserves as much scorn as Craig.

It really was a team-wide disaster. Craig obviously started it, but as you outline the catcher fucked up too. The second baseman fucked up by not covering first base during the rundown. Everyone else on the infield fucked up by not screaming at Craig to just tag Javy or touch the base. Craig deserves better than to be the only face of that play.

[WrigleyField 22]

Ha, my wife just asked me last week what happened to "that guy from the Javy play" when we were at the Cubs game. Oof.