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Originally Posted by CBeisbol
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.
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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).