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O/T: Unassisted Triple Play
Posted By: Scot Reader
I took my son and two of his friends to the Rockies Braves game today. One of the friends made a beeline for the snack bar just about every inning to buy more junk food. On his third or fourth trip the kid was gone a long time so I ran up to check on him. He wasn't there--but as soon as I reached the snack bar the crowd erupted. Troy Tulowitzki had just turned an unassisted triple play--the 13th in Major League history. And I missed it. The kid showed up about two minutes later with his third ice cream and a pair of $22 batting gloves that he had just bought from the gift shop he wasn't supposed to go to. Oh well. |
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O/T: Unassisted Triple Play
Posted By: dennis
oh well,you'll probably remember it better because you missed it...there's always sportcenter. |
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Posted By: Scot Reader
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Posted By: rob
I enjoyed the dual references to "the kid". |
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Posted By: Frank Wakefield
Tough break, Scot.... at least you have the ticket stub. I suggest snatching that kid's stub. |
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Posted By: Ed McCollum
when Rafael Furcal (sp) turned one for the Braves vs. the Cards several years ago. He was there with his 80 year old grandparents (my folks) who had fallen asleep (yes, in the stands) during the game, and he didn't know what was going on. |
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O/T: Unassisted Triple Play
Posted By: Scot Reader
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O/T: Unassisted Triple Play
Posted By: Eric Brehm
I was at the Rockies-Braves game also today. It was the classic play of that type by a shortstop when there's nobody out and the runners on first and second are moving: catch line drive, step on second, tag guy coming over from first. He also threw over to first base just for good measure (or perhaps to try to get a fourth out), so at first I didn't realize it was unassisted; I thought maybe he had missed the tag. |
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O/T: Unassisted Triple Play
Posted By: Scot Reader
To add insult to injury, I left after the bottom of the 10th because I told "the kid"'s Mom that I would have him home by 5:30. Really, I'm not bitter. |
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Posted By: rob
Just dont tell us you bought him the $22 batting gloves. |
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Posted By: Mike
Not trying to steal your thunder, but regarding food, and other junk, I was at a twins/yankees game recently, I was maybe 15 rows straight up from 3rd base. But my point of this, and I am not exagerating in any way, I bet 10 to 15 percent of the people were getting up and leaving at any given moment. getting food, getting beer, getting pretzels, constantly standing up, leaving, coming back. Half the people weren't even watching the game. One woman was breast feeding. It was a circus. One woman had her 6 month old there. I love baseball, and I like to watch the game. You had to be there, it was unreal. I bet I had to stand 50 times to let people by me. I felt like i was in some sort of twilight zone. Popcorn boxes big enough to put a 6 month old in....Oh well. At least they won. I think.....I didn't get to see much.... |
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Posted By: Frank Wakefield
Scot, |
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Posted By: Scot Reader
Mike, Frank: |
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Posted By: T206Collector
I've been to three no hitters and two perfect games (Leiter, Wells and Cone). Many people forget that Cone's no hitter came with a rain delay in the middle. A lot of people left when it started raining as much as it did.... they all missed Coney's perfecto. |
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Posted By: Ken McMillan
come to wrigley with the serious baseball fans. We come early and leave after the last pitch unlike other ballparks where the fans show up in the third and leave in the 7th. From my experience the west coast stadiums are the worst for people not watching the games. I can say this from personal experience. It is especially bad when familys come to the games. I am suprised that a young family can afford the tickets and the food amd $8 beers are rediculous. Wrigley is much better due to the history and the fans. |
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Posted By: Fred C
Scot, |
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Posted By: RC
Scot, |
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Posted By: S Gross
Baseball is never off-topic: |
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Posted By: Eric Brehm
Scot, |
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Posted By: Eric Brehm
S Gross -- the back of the Neal Ball card says that he was a 'shifty' infielder. Any idea what that means? By the way, when I first read that I thought the 'f' in 'shifty' was a 't'. Gives the sentence a different meaning. |
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O/T: Unassisted Triple Play
Posted By: S Gross
"In the second inning of the first game of a doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox on July 19,1909, while playing shortstop, he [Ball] caught a line drive hit by the Sox’s Amby McConnell. He then stepped on second base to double up Heinie Wagner, and tagged out the Sox runner, Jake Stahl, who was going from 1st to 2nd, thus completing Major League baseball’s very first Unassisted Triple Play. He also recorded 9 putouts in the game at his position, which set a record for shortstops." |
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Posted By: Bill Todd
Looking at the list of people who have pulled this off, it's a pretty undistinguished group. |
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Posted By: Mark L
Bill, I have to take exception to your claim that there isn't one distinguished shortstop on the list. Glenn Wright was a terrific hitter for the Pirates in the late 20's. Hit .294 over 11 seasons and knocked in over 100 runs four times. He played a big part in winning the Series in 25 and the pennant in 27. He was hurt in 29 but still had a few good years with the Dodgers. As for his defense, don't be misled by his nickname ("Buckshot"). Witnesses say that his arm was both powerful and accurate. Today, he is largely forgotten. But I will remember him because me father told me more than once that when he was a very young kid his favorite player was Glenn Wright. |
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O/T: Unassisted Triple Play
Posted By: dennis
and he has a great looking '33 goudey!!!!! |
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