September 10, 2005
Slow Start, Fast Finish
Despite making two bad baserunning plays last night, Vlad Guerrero beat the White Sox with his baserunning in the 12th inning last night. He took his time getting to second base on a double, thinking the ball was going over the fence. Then Bengie Molina bunts, and Vlad comes roaring around third trying to score on the out. The throw from Iguchi was in time, but up the line, and Vlad made a great slide to avoid the tag and score.
Mike Scioscia was concerned about process:
Said Mike Scioscia: "It's a low-percentage play. Vladdy knows he shouldn't have been watching that ball. The ball wasn't carrying to left-center. We'll clean that up and, hopefully, not see it again. He's got to run. I already talked to him."
Never one to mince words, Angels starter Jarrod Washburn said of Guerrero, "He's got a golden horseshoe somewhere. ... It does seem like things work out for him. When you're a great player, they tend to."
It's said that the good teams get the lucky breaks. Looks like that goes for players, too.