re: Will someone who was at the game explain how when 3-3 on the slap back, how did

Why would you think they would pitch to deichman if the runner had broke from 3rd? Either way you have an open base and walk deichman

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He should have been half way to 3rd not tagging. That ball was smoked and a 50/50 fly out at best.

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If you're talking about the ball to the wall in RF, everyone in the park thought that ball was going to be caught until it wasn't. The RF just got lazy at the end thinking he was near the wall. I can't blame Freeman there. I know the base running rules suggest you go half way with one out, but on a deep, routine fly to RF, you tag and get to 3rd and hope for a wild pitch.

Regardless, I think he could have scored had Cain sent him even after he tried to tag. I don't know why he was held up unless he slipped or something. The announcers said he got a late stop sign so who knows. I think Cain is gun shy after the SEC tourney.

Then he wouldn't have anyone to blame.

if he gets thrown out at the plate, as long as fraley moves to 3rd base on the play, the only difference is you now have runners on 1st and 3rd and 1 out, instead of 2nd and 3rd and 1 out.

depends on how you judge risk/reward. the right play is to make the ball go through the infield

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the only difference is you now have runners on 1st and 3rd and 1 out, instead of 2nd and 3rd and 1 out.

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You get 1st and 3rd with 1 out you have to try and steal 2nd to force them to draw the infield in.

You get that situation then the squeeze is most likely on

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I'm really shocked so many are defending it when we always bitch about our base running.

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My issue is that even if you're tagging, which I can understand, how do you not score? The ball hits the wall and the throw wasn't great. It will have to be cutoff to get you at the plate. Send Freeman.

Again, I think Cain was gun shy.

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if he gets thrown out at the plate, as long as fraley moves to 3rd base on the play, the only difference is you now have runners on 1st and 3rd and 1 out, instead of 2nd and 3rd and 1 out.

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You're insinuating he should have gone home immediately, and if he does, he gets hosed from the pitcher. Fraley was running from 1st base with a busted up knee. He isn't getting to third on a play from the pitcher to the catcher unless it is a run down.

The only way to guarantee a runner at 3rd with one out is for Duplantis to freeze. It just worked out shitty because the CC pitcher just tossed it to first without thinking much.

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If the announcer doesn't say he should've scored, this topic doesn't exist. If he gets hosed at the plate with Deichman up, this site would've shut down.

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I've got no qualms about the Duplantis play. He did exactly what you're supposed to do. The pitcher just ignored him so he could have gone on contact and possibly been safe, but you just cannot do that as the baserunner at 3rd with no outs.

VT,you're not even talking about the play the op is referencing.
However, since you brought it up, the play you are talking about, you go halfway, and you EASILY score from 2nd on a damn double to the wall. Absolutely a base running error

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Your wrong

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