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Old 10-26-2020, 01:12 PM   #138
Déjà Bru
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Originally Posted by CBeisbol View Post
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.
Perhaps you will consent to consult for my OOTPB team in order to determine as to why the play is unsuccessful whenever I try it (although I have been burned by the opposition's use of it at least twice that I have noticed).
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