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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru
I know the play works occasionally, but it's hard to fathom how. Correct me if I am wrong, but I would think that the only time it does work is if the pitcher is not paying sufficient attention.
The runner can go at any time, I believe, so it's not a matter that the pitcher has to be on the pitching rubber. So if he is looking down or away or is otherwise distracted by gnats perhaps, then the runner may get a sufficient jump to get in and score.
Otherwise, as Kershaw demonstrated, the pitcher can get the ball to the plate rather quickly.
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And the runner was out by mere inches
The keys
-a left-handed pitcher isn't looking at the runner
-has to remember to step off the rubber so it's not a balk
-still has to make the play (a bad throw, or, like from game 4, a missed catch and tag)
The video (of Harold Reynolds) in this link does a decent break down
https://www.mlb.com/news/manuel-marg...-at-home-plate
And, again, despite popular opinion, it doesn't have to be successful much more than 1/3 ofmthe time for it to be the right play.