Last night in Fenway, the Angels left fielder let the game winning hit drop in front of him. He didn't dive, and it looked like he was really close to where it hit the ground.
So, he'll get blasted, and maybe called some names.
I just learned this story this year. Bob Gibson and Tim McCarver were being interviewed by Bob Costas. In game 6 of the 1968 Cardinals-Tigers World Series, Lou Brock gets thrown out at home in the late innings on a great play by Willie Horton. Horton was out there for his hitting, not his defense. Gibson gets somewhat intense about the fact that Brock DID NOT SLIDE! It's 40 years later, and Gibson cuts no slack. Did I mention that Lou Brock is in the Hall of Fame? Brock has claimed he would have been out even if he slid, but Gibson says, flatly, well, we would have to see that to know that.
So, even the great Lou Brock can have a moment.
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Maybe it's always a good idea to slide.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking about this.
ReplyDeleteLou Brock was considered the best base runner of his day. I'm talking Einstein-like greatness here.
Still human, though.