I think the crap that took place at 1st base caught everyone off guard and by the time Degg's, Lada and everyone else realized how screwed up things were at 1st, it was too late to go. Can't take anything for granted, but I also thought the game was over when the throw was initially thrown to 1st.
Pitchers routinely have difficulty throwing a dart to FB from right in front of the mound. There is a real good chance a dart would not be thrown by the pitcher to HP from 100’ or so as was the case in this instance.
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Totally disagree with this. When the ball was hit, I could tell it was going to be a somewhat close play at 1B, especially with a LHP covering and falling off to 3B. If Lada doesn't stop running and Rocca beats it out on a clean play, Lada is out by 20-30 feet.
I still believe Lada should have run on the miscue, but running home blindly because it was two outs from 2nd base is not a smart play.
Even if the pitcher successfully fields the ball covering first, if the runner beats it out, he then needs to realize he is not out of the inning, reverse course from running away from home, then also notice that the runner is attempting to score from second base at home and toss a dart from over 90 feet away to make a successful tag. That is a lot of things even a pitcher that fields the throw at first has to do to be successful. And in this instance, he did not field the ball and had to also chase it down before all of that happens. While this is a play that a pitcher should be familiar with, it is far from routine or the type of play that pitchers routinely practice in PFP.
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