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Originally Posted by nieuwy-89
I agree it was ridiculously stupid by 1B. My comment was directed at the runner who was able to bait him into a rundown. Must have had some intel that 1B was not the sharpest tool in the shed.
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It wasn’t really that smart by the runner because the run wouldn’t have counted (even when the runner from third crossed home) if the catcher had been able to throw to first because it was a force play with two outs. It’s the same as if a runner had crossed home on a ground ball to third prior to it being caught by the first baseman on the throw from third. The run still doesn’t count.
The dumbest part of the play was not having the second baseman cover first.