Shame on you, Chone Figgins. Shame on you, Erick Aybar. Shame on you, Chase Utley (x2), and most of all, shame on you, Matt Holliday. There's a time and place for baseball fielding miscues, and it's called Spring Training, not the Postseason. Stretch it into July if need be, but keep them out of October. Matt Holliday got what he deserved - a baseball to the junk - for missing what should have been a series tying, game-2-ending routine flyball for the 3rd out in the bottom of the 9th in game 2. Cost his team the game, and any chance at making it to the NLCS. Time will tell the impact of Chase Utley's inability to complete a tailor-made double play ball, which has plagued him in the NLCS, and also cost the Phils a 2-0 commanding series lead on the Dodgers. And to finish off a Friday night full of baseball mechanical miscues, we have Chone Figgins and Erick Aybar, who allow an infield fly ball to drop to the ground within arms reach of both of them, and consequently allowing the Yankees to take a 2-0 lead in the 1st inning. Teams who are fundamentally sound for 162 games of the regular season, and players who are amongst the best at their positions in the league, have chosen the worst times to commit these mental mistakes.
I like it...teams this far into the season shouldn't be making these stupid mistakes
ReplyDeleteOn cue, another player to add to this list of shameful postseason plays - shame on you, Maicer Izturis, for your poor decision making as you tried to get cute and get a difficult double play as opposed to getting the easy out at first, and consequently, costing your team the game. Bravo.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they're just tired this far into the season!
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