Real shocker that they are so terrible this year
Calhoun should've taken one for the team and let that throw from the first baseman hit him. He was running within the baseline; no reason he had to duck out of the way. And then he ducks again on the return throw! Ty Cobb is spinning in his grave. (When he was running the bases, Cobb was known for following the eyes/glove of a fielder about to catch a throw that might get him out, and would intentionally try to get hit by the throw. Old school.)
The Diamondbacks need a complete overhaul with all these terrible, bone-headed plays this year
I just don’t even understand what he was doing. There’s obviously no reason he would’ve thought he was out already, and he had about 10 feet to go. Why’d he stop?
Did he think the out at home was the third out? Only explanation I can think of barring an injury.
He fell down, but once he got to his feet, he went to grab his helmet rather than continuing to first. He could have made it safely even with the tumble because the catcher wasn't looking initially. Here's video of only Calhoun during the play.
That video is awesome! I've already watched it 20 times, and I think I could watch it all night. As Bugs Bunny would say, "What a maroon!" Looking at the catcher and fumbling for his helmet. Sheesh.
That is some big brain stuff there.
It looks to me like when the 3B receives the throw from the pitcher, he steps on the bag in the process of starting to chase the runner. If he did, shouldn't that be the appeal? Then by completing the play and tagging the runner, that is the third out and inning over. Or, like you say, the umpires can declare the ball dead after the appeal and send the runner safely back to third and he's there with two outs and the score back to 3-2.
Astros have seen the replay at that stage so they know they will lose the appeal. Which means the situation would be it is the tying run on third with 2 out (the fly ball is an out and the runner leaving early is the second out). The runner on 3 was never going to be the go ahead run. It's a no brainer to take the guaranteed run (and tied game) when you lay it out like that. The only risk is if the defense somehow knows what they are trying to do and play it perfectly as described towards the end of the video, which seems highly unlikely.
That's how I always understood it also, but the "Real Time appeal" talked about in the video says otherwise doesn't it?
First off, I don't have an answer to the question asked by Lowrielicious.
I did see the video but looking for a better video showing if he left earlier. Even though it appears both teams, apparently, thought he left early. I just plain forgot the real time appeal stuff.
Yes. Otherwise a non-appealing team with a man on base could void the appeal with any attempted (or successful) steal.
I've never heard this one before.
Not technically a force out but in essence yes. The act has to be an obvious intent of appealing. If he had just stepped on the bag they would have considered that an obvious appeal to Suwinski leaving early. Either that or he could have stated he was appealing.
Thanks. Sounds like if he went to step on the bag first, the run wouldn't have counted. Nutty play.
