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Originally Posted by Dyzalot
Watch any weekly "top ten" on ESPN and you will see instances of a SS taking a flip from a 2nd baseman while facing CF and needing to turn and avoid a sliding runner while making an accurate throw to first.
Example of what I'm talking about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mxEf205z90 |
What that is is an example of is a once in a lifetime play. You make it sound like that sort of thing happens all the time. That was a pivot by the shortstop, alright, but that is not something that is in the job description as a regular duty of the position.