October 06, 2008
Ninth Inning Threat
Kendry Morales leads off the ninth against Masterson with a double off the Green Monster. Reggie Willits pinch runs, and Kendrick bunts him to third base with one out. The Red Sox are making a pitching change, bringing in Delcarmen. Erick Aybar is due up.
Update: The Angels try to squeeze, but Aybar misses the pitch. Varitek chases down Willits and tags him out. Scioscia argues the ball came loose, but the replay shows it happened well after the play.
Unbelievable. Almost any kind of ball in play scores the run. Aybar did execute nine sacrifices during the season, however, so I can see why Scioscia called the play. We'll see if it truly ends up being suicide for the Angels.
Exactly, David. And with a left-handed batter with a 2-0 count!
Hopefully, this will remind all those suicide squeeze-lovers that the term includes the word "SUICIDE". Pathetic, just pathetic.