June 12, 201313 yr Shallow third. It was so shallow even Dick didn't think it had a chance to leave the yard.
June 12, 201313 yr I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Doumit wasn't the problem there. 2 outs, average runner on 2nd, ground single to right not hit particularly sharply. Even Roberto Clemente doesn't throw out many runners in that situation. Without another look, I thought Doumit was still playing deep (conservative knowing his liabilities), thus the ground ball was even slower to get to, and then the slow movement into a throw and weak throw. Not saying Parm or someone else would have got him, but with Doumit playing there, there's no chance, none. Edit: The replay shows Doumit still playing very deep. Granted it's Howard at the plate. I still don't like it. Edited June 12, 201313 yr by Ultima Ratio
June 12, 201313 yr Without another look, I thought Doumit was still playing deep (conservative knowing his liabilities), thus the ground ball was even slower to get to, and then the slow movement into a throw and weak throw. Not saying Parm or someone else would have got him, but with Doumit playing there, there's no chance, none. Not to harp on this, but it was Ryan Howard, I think any RFer would have been playing fairly deep in that particular AB.
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