Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
June 26, 2004
Where to Throw?

I saw one of the worst defensive plays I've ever seen today in the Mets-Yankees game. In the top of the fourth, with runners on 1st and third, Reyes tries to steal 2nd. Halsey, however, has Reyes picked off. Giambi takes the ball, and instead of turning and throwing to 2nd, looks at the runner at third, Phillips, who is going nowhere. Giambi misses his chance to get Reyes, never even throwing to 2nd for what should have been an easy out. Kaz Matsui then singles in both runners, chasing Halsey from the game.

Halsey did not have his control today, walking five. So you can't blame his early departure on Giambi. But Jason, although not charged with an error, cost the young lefty a run.

Al Leiter gets only his third win in 12 starts, despite a 2.34 ERA. He struggled at times, but shutdown A-Rod and Giambi, who were batting with plenty of men on base today.


Posted by David Pinto at 05:13 PM | Defense | TrackBack (0)
Comments

With Giambi's rag-a-muffing arm and his history of tossing balls away on throws to 2B....I'm not really surprised Giambi sat there and chewed some rock.

Plus the OF's were out of position to receive Giambi's throw....:")

Posted by: Repoz at June 26, 2004 08:09 PM

I agree that the Matsui-shoulda-been-out play was stupid, but if he pulled it off sucessfully, we'd all be calling him a genius and mastermind.

Posted by: Garth at June 26, 2004 10:57 PM