re: Mainieri says that Watson was right to get hosed by the cutoff play. I disagree

Runner not getting to second was unacceptable.

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You only disagree because it didnt work. No one would be saying anything if it had worked like expected or if Cabrera actually made it to 2nd like he should have.

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It's not the easiest read as a baserunner. But, the key is that there is a play at the plate. There wasn't, because it was cut off.

If the cutoff man lets it go, Watson would have been right to have gone to 3rd...even if he's thrown out by the catcher.

If he knew it was going to be cut off, he's wrong for going to 3rd.

He misread the throw. It was a mistake.