A Game of Inches
2005-09-03 17:12
I went to the game today. The A’s lost, 7-0, but the game was much closer than that. Here’s the play of the game, in the seventh inning:
If Hideki Matsui doesn’t beat out this double play ball, the A’s head to the bottom of the seventh trailing 1-0. Instead, a walk, a single, and a homer by Jason Giambi followed, and the game was suddenly out of reach.
I’m not quite sure how that didn’t become a double play. Matsui hit a rocket. Perhaps Scutaro was too slow getting over to second base? I don’t know, I didn’t see a replay. Looking at this picture, I still don’t know how Matsui beat it out.
So it goes. More pictures later…
1. Wow! That is a fantastic baseball picture. The runners reaching base, the ball seemingly ahead of the runner, the umpire right there.
2. matsui was absolutely FLYING down the line. still, they should have turned two.
3. I seem to recall Ellis not really making the best of tosses to Scutaro, which probably caused him to take something off the throw. That, coupled with Matsui's sprint, put the kabosh on the DP.
Great photo.
4. Heh. Ken, I must have been sitting right near you. That's the same angle I had at the game...