ALCS: Yankees vs Astros (Non-Yankees Fan Version)
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Yeah if he throws that to a cutoff man toward home then I think Altuve doesn't get sent.
Judge sucks too though. Judge didn't make a play on that HR the kid got his glove on and then threw lazily to second on the game's ultimate play.
Nobody but Altuve and the 3B coach expected him to go. Getting the ball back to 2B for Judge is the normal play there. But Altuve had other ideas.
I thought Judge played that right. Got to the gapper and made a quick off balance throw. The throw home and stone fingers messed that up.
Sitting with a rabid Astros fan co-worker -- who screamed "Run, you little bastard, run" -- I think I disagree with your premise. In those circumstances, the Yankees should have played it thinking Altuve would go on anything in a gap.
They know how hard Chapman is to hit, the outfielders have to be thinking Altuve would go and force them to make a play.
Even with the missed cutoff man and the slide at second, they still get him if Sanchez makes the catch
I don't think it matters if the fielder is the protected fielder. The protected fielder always has the right of way, even on the base (subject to the particular new double play break up rules). But here the only fielder entitled to protection was Judge -- the player fielding the ball as batted. For other fielders, you can call interference only if you determine that the runner intentionally interfered with a throw or act of fielding and there is no right of way obligation by the runner. The fact that he's on the base doesn't give him immunity, but I think what you say is basically right -- making a natural move at a base where you're susceptible to beIng tagged out, like a pop up slide, makes it really hard for the ump to think you acted intentionally to hinder unless you make some non-natural move into the fielder.
Gary Sanchez, the defensive gift that keeps on giving.
And Primo Carnera made a pretty casual throw in from the warning track.
And Primo Carnera made a pretty casual throw in from the warning track.
So, I think I figured out what happened on the play. Castro goes out and gets in cut off position. Gregorius runs over to back up Castro and just as Judge fields the ball Gregorius flashes his arm -- I think he's pointing to Castro but Judge sees it as Didi calling for the ball presumably to make a play at second.
Oh, this is how they get you. Just wait!
Excellent point. Chapman gets a lot of K's, but he's easy to get a jump on.
Maybe in years to come he and Sanchez will alternate as DH. (I see now that I am late with this observation. Oh, well.)
I'm not going to be celebratory about the outcome of any game until the Yanks are lying on the alter with a stake through their heart at midnight under a full moon.
