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Originally Posted by phillosopherp
Especially since in the modern day there are only a very select few who are ever given the green light to take third.
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Really? I thought it was going the other way. Back in the 70s (Mickey Rivers, Davey Lopes, Lou Brock) I don't remember seeing many steals of third, but the Mets seem to be doing it all the time. Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran are as likely to steal third as second, and Castillo and the third baseman (Whatzisname, the guy who just won his second Gold Glove) will occaisionally. And that's under Manuel, who doesn't run as much as Randolph did.
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Originally Posted by Cryomaniac
Any-one know of any reallife examples of someone getting out of a run-down?
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I saw two Mets rookies escape rundowns within a week in September, both advancing a base. And I watch fewer than half the innings of fewer than half their games. In one case the fielder who was supposed to be covering third (the pitcher, I think) couldn't handle a bad toss by the fielder on the second base side of the rundown. In the other the shortstop tried to swipe tag the runner as he dove into second. The umpire said he missed, and the replays were inconclusive.
That week was an example of small sample size, though. I think I only saw it happen three times all year, and I only remember seeing one guy get put out in a rundown.