Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
October 07, 2007
Cleveland Makes a Mistake

With Matsui at second base in the bottom of the third and one out, Cabrera taps one in front of the plate. Victor Martinez tries to get Matsui going to third and Hideki is safe. That gives the Yankees an excellent chance of bringing in a run.

Update: Damon delivers a base hit and the Yankees now trail 3-1. The Yankees manage to take advantage of Martinez's miscue.

Update: Jeter hits into another double play, so the miscue isn't that devastating. Maybe Derek wants Torre's job. We haven't had a player-manager in a long time. Was the last Pete Rose?

Update: Yes. And Torre was the penultimate player-manager.

Update: Someone in the comments points out that Don Kessinger was the penultimate player-manager.


Posted by David Pinto at 07:52 PM | League Division Series | TrackBack (0)
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That link's not completely accurate. The penultimate player manager was Don Kessinger of the White Sox in 1979: http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/kessido01.shtml

Posted by: rocksfan at October 7, 2007 08:26 PM
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