re: I am really proud and happy for Jared Foster

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All the time really? Riddle me this why do they call being on second in scoring position? The fact is that Foster got a flat footed secondary and got hosed period.

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Yes. All the time doesn't mean most of the time, it simply means that it is not abnormal for a player to be thrown out at home when trying to score from second, especially on a decently hit ball right at an outfielder that was already playing shallow. The throw was one the money and the catcher made a great play. If either one of these things does not happen then Foster is safe. When you send a runner home in this situation you are betting that one of those two things is going to go wrong, and often times that's the case.