schneider@vlnvax.DEC (08/09/85)
> > 2: In a Sox-Yankees game, Fisk tags out two runners on the same play > for an odd DP (like the one Buck Martinez had when he got hurt). The > real reason is that the second out came because Dale Berra is a lousy > base runner. > Its not often that a player (Rickey Henderson) doubles into a double play. This game was a catastrophe for the Yankees. On the play in question, Bobby Meacham was on second and Berra was on first. Henderson hit one over the centerfielders head towards left-center and Berra was off. Although it seemed obvious that the ball was uncatchable, Meacham held up to tag in case of a catch. Berra seeing this had to stop, and thus stumbled coming around the bag when Meacham finally took off. They went around third about six feet from each another and Meacham was out easily. Fisk shrugged that off and still managed to get Berra. The fault in my mind resides with Meacham for holding up and Gene Micheal for not telling Berra what to do. Despite not cashing in here the Yankees later caught up and the game went into the tenth. Righetti once more failed to hold the lead giving up two runs. In the bottom of the inning, Winfield again justified his paycheck by taking the Sox deep with one on, two out and a full count, tying it up. Of course the Yankees lost this demoralizer in the eleventh. > Poll Time: > > Send me your answer of the statement that best describes your feelings: 6) Don't know - Don't care - Pass me a hot dog I just want to see and hear and read about the game. That's all I ask. {decvax}!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-vlnvax!schneider Daniel Schneider Posted: Fri 9-Aug-1985 13:38 EDT To: RHEA::DECWRL::"net.sport.baseball"
nyssa@abnji.UUCP (nyssa of traken) (08/10/85)
>> 2: In a Sox-Yankees game, Fisk tags out two runners on the same play >> for an odd DP (like the one Buck Martinez had when he got hurt). The >> real reason is that the second out came because Dale Berra is a lousy >> base runner. >> > >Its not often that a player (Rickey Henderson) doubles into a double play. He didn't then, either, as he was credited with a single. >This game was a catastrophe for the Yankees. On the play in question, >Bobby Meacham was on second and Berra was on first. Henderson hit one over >the centerfielders head towards left-center and Berra was off. Although it >seemed obvious that the ball was uncatchable, Meacham held up to tag in case I was sitting in a box on the left field line, and the ball looked very catchable to me. It was so catchable, that it missed the Salazar's glove by less than a foot. An 8-4-3 triple play would not have been a good thing at that moment (although I've never seen a live triple play). >of a catch. Berra seeing this had to stop, and thus stumbled coming around the >bag when Meacham finally took off. They went around third about six Meacham stumbles when Berra almost ran into him. Meacham thought the ball would be caught and started heading back into Berra! >feet from each another and Meacham was out easily. Fisk shrugged that off >and still managed to get Berra. The fault in my mind resides with Meacham >for holding up and Gene Micheal for not telling Berra what to do. Gene Micheal probably thought Meacham should try to score (It was a very good throw to the cut off, and another good throw from there!) but Berra was to hold. Berra said something like he didn't look at Micheal because he thought he could score. Henderson advanced to second on the play. > >Despite not cashing in here the Yankees later caught up and the game went The game was a 3-3 tie in the seventh. >into the tenth. Righetti once more failed to hold the lead giving up two >runs. In the bottom of the inning, Winfield again justified his paycheck >by taking the Sox deep with one on, two out and a full count, tying it up. >Of course the Yankees lost this demoralizer in the eleventh. How? They let a runner score from second on an infield hit. -- James C. Armstrong, Jnr. {ihnp4,cbosgd,akgua}!abnji!nyssa "If she doesn't scream, the wedding can take place!" Doctor "Don't I have a say in the matter?" female companion "Be quiet" Doctor Which companion, what story?