Nextmanup Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 I am by no means a Yankees fan, but I do love to see this sort of aggressive base running. Check out Brooks Raley...he never looked over at the runner at all! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 He was halfway down the line before the pitcher started his throw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Interesting thing about that play is that I think the pitcher tried to drill the batter to prevent the run from scoing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 4 minutes ago, SinceThe70s said: Interesting thing about that play is that I think the pitcher tried to drill the batter to prevent the run from scoing. Or he may have seen him after starting his pitch and it threw him off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted June 15, 2023 Author Share Posted June 15, 2023 6 minutes ago, SinceThe70s said: Interesting thing about that play is that I think the pitcher tried to drill the batter to prevent the run from scoing. Nah, it was a garbage pitch. I don't think he ever saw him at all. He was totally focused on the batter. 10 minutes ago, Doc said: He was halfway down the line before the pitcher started his throw. That lead off was incredible! And the 3rd baseman was playing pretty far off the bag too. If the pitcher had looked over with the guy standing 45 feet from 3rd base, they could have shut that thing down very easily. Probably would've ended in a pickle. Still a fun play to see though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, Nextmanup said: Nah, it was a garbage pitch. I don't think he ever saw him at all. He was totally focused on the batter. That lead off was incredible! And the 3rd baseman was playing pretty far off the bag too. If the pitcher had looked over with the guy standing 45 feet from 3rd base, they could have shut that thing down very easily. Probably would've ended in a pickle. Still a fun play to see though! I agree with everything but not seeing IKF at all. There's no way he couldn't have seen him sometime during his pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 19 minutes ago, Nextmanup said: Nah, it was a garbage pitch. I don't think he ever saw him at all. You may be right. You also may be wrong. It's unlikely we'll ever know, but I think/suspect he tried to drill the batter when he either caught IKF coming down the line or heard his teammates yelling that he was coming down the line as that would have sent IKF back to 3rd. Said it to my son right after I saw teh replay and the next inning the ESPN crew speculated the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Catcher jumping in the middle of your delivery won't help either. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 29 minutes ago, Doc said: Or he may have seen him after starting his pitch and it threw him off. 100% possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 34 minutes ago, Nextmanup said: Nah, it was a garbage pitch. I don't think he ever saw him at all. He was totally focused on the batter. That lead off was incredible! And the 3rd baseman was playing pretty far off the bag too. If the pitcher had looked over with the guy standing 45 feet from 3rd base, they could have shut that thing down very easily. Probably would've ended in a pickle. Still a fun play to see though! Mets catcher should have seen what was happening and signaled the pitcher. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Was that last night? Because I saw on the 11 o'clock news that the Mets won. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Why would he go from the long wind up? it was so slow he was 1/2 there and running full speed by the release time lol gotta go stretch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomper Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Stealing home is like hitting a HR into the opposition bullpen. A massive F U to the other team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 3 hours ago, Buffalo716 said: Why would he go from the long wind up? it was so slow he was 1/2 there and running full speed by the release time lol gotta go stretch My guess is that a simple look over to third from the reliever would have stopped the play in its tracks - regardless whether he went stretch or full. Maybe the Yankees knew a tendency, maybe they saw something in real time, either way good for them. I'm a big time Mets fan so of course it was painful to see. But I'm also a big time baseball fan and can appreciate that the (hated) Yankees took advantage. Great play for the Yanks, embarrassing play for the Mets - however it went down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 On 6/15/2023 at 5:13 PM, Wacka said: Was that last night? Because I saw on the 11 o'clock news that the Mets won. They did win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transplantbillsfan Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Hawai'i boy! Chee hoo!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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