Intentional Wild Pitch

Goody · 06-27-2011, 02:42 AM

Has this ever happened before? Over 100 years I'm sure it has...but has anyone ever lost a game because of it?

I'll get the link to the video up as soon as its available.

Tonight (6/26) the M's won because the pitcher was intentionally walking Carlos Peguero in a 1 to 1 game in the 10th inning.

It sounds like a cheap way to win a game until you look at Dustin Ackley's performance in that inning. First he hit a double...then he took 3rd on a fly ball that 75% of runners wouldn't try and 90% of those would get thrown out on... Then he was alert enough (during an intentional walk...not the first pitch out of it) to burst home even though the catcher deflected it a bit and the pitcher covered home immediately.

Just wondering if this was a first because I'm guessing the announcers had to have time to look it up too, but they didn't. Its a vague situation. Something I thought I'd never see.

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=16330109

Cryomaniac · 06-27-2011, 06:25 AM

It happened in an indy league game a couple of years ago:

YouTube - ‪Unintentional-Intentional Walk-off‬&rlm;

I think there was a thread about that.

1998 Yankees · 06-27-2011, 12:42 PM

The runner would have been out had the pitcher caught the catcher's toss cleanly - you can see in the replay he took his eye off the ball.

Scoring on a wild intentional walk pitch isn't all that uncommon. It happened just last month, in fact. This one looks even more comical; I mean, you really have to be wild to throw a wild intentional walk pitch!

But winning a game on a walk-off play like this? Nope, can't say I ever saw that myself.

zyberianwarrior · 06-27-2011, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goody

Has this ever happened before? Over 100 years I'm sure it has...but has anyone ever lost a game because of it?

I'll get the link to the video up as soon as its available.

Tonight (6/26) the M's won because the pitcher was intentionally walking Carlos Peguero in a 1 to 1 game in the 10th inning.

It sounds like a cheap way to win a game until you look at Dustin Ackley's performance in that inning. First he hit a double...then he took 3rd on a fly ball that 75% of runners wouldn't try and 90% of those would get thrown out on... Then he was alert enough (during an intentional walk...not the first pitch out of it) to burst home even though the catcher deflected it a bit and the pitcher covered home immediately.

Just wondering if this was a first because I'm guessing the announcers had to have time to look it up too, but they didn't. Its a vague situation. Something I thought I'd never see.

Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | SEA@FLA: Ackley races home on wild pitch in the 10th - Video | MLB.com: Multimedia

Viva Ricky Vaughn!!!!!

06-27-2011, 02:42 AM	#1
Goody Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: South Korea Posts: 3,530	Intentional Wild Pitch Has this ever happened before? Over 100 years I'm sure it has...but has anyone ever lost a game because of it? I'll get the link to the video up as soon as its available. Tonight (6/26) the M's won because the pitcher was intentionally walking Carlos Peguero in a 1 to 1 game in the 10th inning. It sounds like a cheap way to win a game until you look at Dustin Ackley's performance in that inning. First he hit a double...then he took 3rd on a fly ball that 75% of runners wouldn't try and 90% of those would get thrown out on... Then he was alert enough (during an intentional walk...not the first pitch out of it) to burst home even though the catcher deflected it a bit and the pitcher covered home immediately. Just wondering if this was a first because I'm guessing the announcers had to have time to look it up too, but they didn't. Its a vague situation. Something I thought I'd never see. http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=16330109 Last edited by Goody; 06-27-2011 at 02:45 AM.

06-27-2011, 06:25 AM	#2
Cryomaniac Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hucknall, Notts, UK Posts: 4,902	It happened in an indy league game a couple of years ago: YouTube - ‪Unintentional-Intentional Walk-off‬&rlm; I think there was a thread about that. __________________

06-27-2011, 12:42 PM	#3
1998 Yankees Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Yankee Stadium, back in 1998. Posts: 8,645	The runner would have been out had the pitcher caught the catcher's toss cleanly - you can see in the replay he took his eye off the ball. Scoring on a wild intentional walk pitch isn't all that uncommon. It happened just last month, in fact. This one looks even more comical; I mean, you really have to be wild to throw a wild intentional walk pitch! But winning a game on a walk-off play like this? Nope, can't say I ever saw that myself.