Thursday, June 22, 2006

Just a bit outside

Miguel Cabrera just hit an intentional ball into center field to plate the go-ahead run against the Orioles in the top of the tenth inning. Todd Williams was trying to issue Cabrera an IBB with a runner on second and first base open. To his dismay, he lobbed his first pitch a little too close to the plate. Cabrera calmly reached out from his stance and slapped it over second base. Something tells me Williams will be a little more careful next time. But for now, I suspect, he's the most embarrassed player in the league. This is the funniest baseball play I've seen in a long time.

Read more at ESPN.

1 Comments:

At 11:33 PM, June 22, 2006, Blogger ET said...

I have often wondered why more players don't attempt to hit the pitches thrown while they are being intentionally walked. If the batter can reach the ball, he should be able to place it pretty well because it is usually a straight ball travelling fairly slow. Also, the defensive players are not as alert when an intentional walk is being issued.

   

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