Took me a while to understand it He caught the ball (1 out) Steps on the plate for a forceout (2 out) Tags the runner from 1st (3 out) All within 3 seconds.
Sure you can - if there was a guy on 2nd who ran to 3rd, the runner needs to tag up, since the ball was caught. The runner you see from 1st in theory could turn around - but the throw would beat him to 1st, so he's out either way. (Though technically it's not a 'force' - it's a 'doubling up'.)
Im an A's fan and sometimes thats how it feels. Side note: if you watch a 90s baseball movie (Major League, Little Big League, Angels in the Outfield etc.) It always seems like the hame that turns around the protagonists yrash season is against the A's.
you guys need to realize this video is titled: MLB Nice Plays to end the game, not EVERY SINGLE AMAZING MLB PLAY TO END ALL GAMES!!!!!! Andrew did a good job. You dont need to tell him what he didnt add...
5:43--Unassisted triple play. Only the 15th in modern (post-1901) major league history, the third in the 9th inning, and the fifth by a second baseman.
Surprised at 2:40 the Reds didn't call for the "Posey" rule for a freebie run since the catcher technically blocked the plate before getting the ball. They've done it before. Now, I know the rule states the catcher is allowed to move into the runner's path to get the ball if that's where the throw takes him; but that hasn't stopped the Reds from trying to abuse that rule to get free runs before.
3:13 the runner tries to slap the ball out of the air, what was he thinking?! I mean, they wouldn't just say "play over" go back to Third Base" he would have been out anyway but that was funny LOL
Yeah looks like the tag made contact with him closer to his crotch when his leg was already in there. It's hard to tell with youtube frame by frame because there aren't enough frames....but with a higher frame rate, he would have probably been safe.
Can you find ones where a tag is made to end the inning/game, before a run can score, not obvious ones where they're still 45 feet from the plate, but where they're within a couple of feet.
Milo Baseball there's a reason I said similar thing. Besides, people seem to remember Inciarte doing it with the Braves, yet there was no sort of showing of Leonys Martin's catch, for some reason.
What about Kris Bryant's play to end the 2016 World Series? It wasn't exactly extraordinary for the amount of effort or skill required to make it, but it wasn't exactly easy, either. Bryant had to charge the grounder and slipped on the wet grass, landing on his ass, while making the throw to first. Even so, it was a nice play, and it ended 108 years of futility.
