What with the late start to the day due to the gremlins in the HBT engine, I neglected my usual morning practice of perusing video highlights from the previous night’s games, instead relying on the box scores. As a result, I missed a nice one: Randy Winn giving the old alley-oop treatment to what should have been a warning track fly for Mark Reynolds, turning it into a home run.
Well, maybe not “nice,” especially for Randy Winn, but ever since Jose Canseco pulled that stuff with his noggin lo those many years ago, I have always gotten a chuckle out of those kinds of plays.
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- Saints97 - Jun 29, 2010 at 4:54 PM
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I would love to know why that isn’t a 4-base error.
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- Paper Lions - Jun 29, 2010 at 5:17 PM
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That was my thought at the time. If this exact action occurred further from the wall so that the ball didn’t leave the park, they aren’t calling that a double….so how is this a HR?
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- nps6724 - Jun 29, 2010 at 5:44 PM
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My guess is it was somewhat of a tough catch. If he didn’t knock it over the fence and it just fell to the ground, would they have called it an error? I don’t think they would, just judging by his body position on the jump.
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- Maxa - Jun 29, 2010 at 6:24 PM
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That picture is outstanding.
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- Ditto65 - Jun 29, 2010 at 10:18 PM
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By gremlin, do you mean scotch?
