Why did Jason Varitek just watch a called strike three down the heart of the plate with the tying run at third
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Because the Red Sox have been taking strikes all year long so far. Dont know why, but they have lost their aggressiveness at the plate.
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i thinks this is a good article talking about the "C"\n\nhttp://parkin.mlblogs.com/my_weblog/2006/06/variteks_c.html
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3 men on base and the batter manages to pass all 3 of them on the basepaths?  That wouldn't be a play, but you'd have your 3 outs without touching the ball.
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....just divide the guy's hits and their at-bats
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Not enough pitching, hitting or fielding.  But probably the worst is that a lot of times they just aren't playing good baseball.  Awhile back there was a runner on their and the pitcher decided to try to pick him off..problem was no one told the 3rd baseman and the ball went into the stands.  They are constantly missing curofff's and making poor baserunning decisions.
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its for the next batter in the hole.... while one is ready to hit in the batters box at the plate..
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hitting for the cycle...in fact it happened last night for a player on the mets and Billy Wagner blew the save...that loss also broke a 25 straight win streak for  others who hit for the cycle and their teams won...84% of the time when you hit for the cycle...your team will win...oh well
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do u mean like where the guy tags the base after the ball has been caught and advances?\nif this is what u mean, then no. because if there are two outs and the ball is caught then that makes it three outs and that half of the inning is over so it would be pointless to tag
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AJ's hit was clean. You don't stand in front of the plate if you dont have the ball. if your a catcher, you have to expect getting hit on a close play, just like if your a lifeguard, you expect to help someone if one is drowning... so suck it up barret. A runner coming home is not going to have enough time to think about whether or not the catcher has the ball or not. a runner does not look to see if the catcher catches the ball or not, the runner looks at the plate. after barret lost the ball, he stood in front of the plate like a goon. what did he expect. its understandable if barret exchanges a few words, and maybe gives a little push, but a sucker punch is way too far
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You read it correctly! Righty gets pulled after Blalock grounds out!!\nNo doubt about it. Sadly, he jumped Tracey for not hitting Blalock and the whole world gets to see it because his lack of in-game emotional control in the dugout was caught on tape for the whole world to see it.
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The "side" simply refers to the other team getting three outs.\n\nAs such, it isn't necessarily 3 batters in a row (but could be).
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Really good question! I think the only way the answer it is that he doesn't haven't speed of the game. This match-up was about speed and skill (Ruud certainly has the skill), but from a speed perspective Van Basten made the right choice putting Kuyt into the game. If you watched it....Kuyt was there , in fact, he was everywhere.....a superstar may have been born.
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To get the easy out. If they throw it home and they get safe that means the runner is on first and more runs could possibly come in
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The security at potentially clinching games is overwhelming now.  I think the turning point game was the final game of the 1976 ALCS when the Yankee fans totallly trashed the field after Chris Chambliss won the pennant for the Yankees on a 9th inning walk off homer.  It was not a new development for the home town crowd to jump onto the field for a pennant or World Series winning moment.  I have seen films of the Bill Mazeroski walk off home run in 1960 and he had trouble crossing the plate because of the number of fans who had run onto the field in celebration.   In the 2004 ALCS, when A-Rod was called out after limp wristedly slapping at Bronson Arroyo's glove, dozens of mounted New York policeman had to surround the field as a preventative.  They did not just show up, they were obviously at the Stadium and ready to go in case of just such an emergency.
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must be Ron Santo. Isnt he the only legendary 3rd baseman we have had.
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This is a really good question. Actually, Torre has been making a lot of questionable calls, especially re pitching. I think that maybe it is time for Steinbrenner to throw a hissy fit and bring in Sweet Lou, or whoever has worked for the team previously & is available, like he always does. He would have already brought Billy Martin back again if he weren't dead. It's time for a change.
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From second to third, because there is a shortstop in the middle.